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It has been 30 long years since the world's most hazardous nuclear accident, Chernobyl disaster took place, but the devastating effect it left on earth and life forms is continuing through decades.

On April 26, 1986, the nuclear reactor No. 4 at Chernobyl's Vladimir Illyich Lenin Nuclear Power Station in the former Soviet Russia exploded badly exposing tons of hazardous radioactive material into the environment. It is reported that more than 200 tons of uranium are still left in the reactor and possibility of more leakage is feared if the concrete structures holding the material collapses, according to The Indian Express.

While it is well-known that nuclear explosion is very hazardous to health, Chernobyl disaster is said to have involved 400 times like that of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima during the Second World War. It is estimated that it would take 24,000 years for Chernobyl to be completely radiation-free.

Belarus and Ukraine are the two countries that are much affected by the explosion. Hundreds of thousands of people are affected by the harmful radioactive emission and thousands of deaths have also been recorded since the blast. Children born in these countries still suffer serious medical conditions including immune system deficiencies, heart rhythm disorder and thyroid cancer, reported Mail Online.

The quality of life of the people living in the affected areas is greatly compromised and the future of the upcoming generation is vulnerable. People not only suffer from poor health but their standard of living is also greatly affected. People are reportedly struggling even for the basic requirements like food and shelter.

"They told us at school that some children were left without a home, and that they were very ill," said Daryna Bizilya, 10, a Ukrainian child, who has a heart problem herself when asked to explain what she knew about Chernobyl, noted Journal Sentinel. "I would like to help those children who are without parents. There are children in our village like this," she added.

"The doctor says I have very bad blood circulation," said Yaroslav Artemchuk, 14, another Ukrainian boy. "My parents say that Chernobyl was a big disaster and many people perished because of it," he added.