10. Residents Who Evacuated Became Known As Chernobylites
While some residents refused to leave during the evacuation, others left and came back. The numerous reasons people cited that they returned to an area because they felt unwanted in other places. Many people did give the victims of the disaster sympathy, especially at the beginning. However, this compassion did not last as soon as people started to hear about the dangers of the radiation, which made people believe that the victims were forever tainted.
Of course, the lasting effects of radiation and the rumors that surrounded the victims years later didn’t help. They continued to feel separated from society as others heard women gave birth to babies with yellow fluid in their veins instead of blood. Other rumors stated that the children had terrible physical deformities and would never be able to live on their own. Scientists further fueled the rumors by started saying these effects would last a few generations.