The worst civilian nuclear disaster in history stared up at one in total silence.

Mr. Oberg shows that glasnost has induced much greater frankness about civilian disasters.

It was the deadliest civilian disaster in Kuwait in the last 40 years.

Ukraine to Keep Chernobyl Ukraine's Parliament voted to continue operating the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, site of the worst civilian nuclear disaster.

Chernobyl is the site of the world's worst civilian nuclear disaster in 1986, an explosion that forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and contaminated hundreds of square miles.

Military Units, Public Security Forces or members of these and civilian disaster or public calamity beyond the call of duty.

The organization was established in 2002 in order to support the professional rescue in case of extensive natural and civilian disasters (forest fires and oil spills, for example) and to support the police to finding missing persons.

There is now a plaque at the entrance to the tube station, which commemorates the event as the "worst civilian disaster of World War II".

A military rescue team which handles large-scale civilian disasters such as earthquakes, collapsed buildings and missile attacks on cities.