IT was a case of from Teesside with love for cancer-stricken children from the former Soviet Union yesterday.
Ten terminally-ill visitors to Middlesbrough from Belarus were not even born when the Chernobyl nuclear reactor blew up in 1986.
Their region was covered by a deadly radioactive cloud, which left contamination that will take 400 years to clear.
The fallout left its mark on generations to come. Ninety per cent of Belarussian children have luekaemia, thyroid and intestinal cancers.
The party of eight to 12-year-olds visiting Teesside had a chance yesterday to try roller skating and boating at Middlesbrough's newly-revamped Albert Park, and face-painting.
After being given lunch, they spent the afternoon at Newham Grange Leisure Farm.
The visiting children are staying in the homes of Teesside families.
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