Inside Chernobyl's no-go zone: Haunting photos from town abandoned after radiation disaster 30 years ago reveal desolate hospitals, rotting homes and discarded possessions

Nearly 30 years ago, the world's worst nuclear disaster struck the then-thriving town of Pripyat in Ukraine. The day after, 50,000 residents were evacuated from their homes, never to return. Austrian photograph Roland Verant, 35, has ventured into the no-go zone to capture a series of astonishing images of the town as it remains today. Hospital beds, classrooms and family kitchens are covered with thick layers of dust, scattered with broken glass and pieces of furniture, while unmade beds and abandoned meals offer a glimpse at the lives left behind.