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The images shown are of Raul Moreno, who won one of the prizes of the International Festival of Photojournalism and Documentary Photography for this work
La Casa de la Cultura 'Emilio Sáez' hosts a photographic exhibition to raise awareness of the effects are still suffering thousands of people as a result of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl in the year in which the thirtieth anniversary of one of the largest environmental disasters is met the planet.
The exhibition consists of images captured by the camera Raul Moreno, is promoted by the Association of Family Solidarity with the Belarusian people, in collaboration with the City of Caravaca de la Cruz.
It will remain open until August 31, from 18.00 to 21.00.
"This activity is part of the information campaign that the association wants to promote foster care of children from populations of the former Soviet Union-Belarus, Ukraine and Russian- Federation, where high levels of radioactive contamination appreciate" as he highlighted the councilman of Social Services, Maria Jose Soria, during his visit to the exhibition.
Meanwhile, the president of the association, Pedro Javier Guevara, said this year have been a total of 78 children have spent the summer in the region of Murcia, which represents a considerable improvement in the health of children , in some cases decreasing the level of radioactivity up to 40%.
"The children spend in Spain a period of 45 to 60 days, allowing to undergo medical examinations and to prevent diseases such as thyroid cancer treatments," he said Guevara.
Guevara, who visited the affected area with photographer Raul Moreno, said "a few kilometers from Chernobyl -frontera with Belarus- there is a radioactive atmosphere that can not be seen but can intuit. Foods are contaminated by cesium and strontium and its inhabitants consume daily, causing radioactive isotopes deposited in their bodies. "
The documentary photographer Raul Moreno won one of the awards 'potters' International Festival of Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (Photon Festival) for his work on life in the vicinity of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and its commitment to photojournalism as a form of communication and indispensable tool for social change.
Those who are interested in collaborating with the host program of the NGO 'Family Solidarity with the Belarusian people' for next summer familiassolidarias.org can visit the website or contact their responsibility through the familiassolidarias email @ lorca.es or phone 647 368 860.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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