In the post-disaster cleanup operations, a majority of the 4 km² of pine trees was bulldozed and buried on the spot in 1987, by the "liquidators" after the disaster, the area was covered with a thick carpet of sand and planted with pine saplings.
In the post-disaster cleanup operations, a majority of the pine trees would be bulldozed and buried on the spot in 1987, by the "liquidators". After the disaster, the area of the red forest was covered with a thick carpet of sand and planted with pine saplings.