The image shows a Soviet militia vehicle equipped with loudspeakers on its roof, driving through the orderly yet silent streets of Pripyat. After the explosion of reactor number 4 at Chernobyl, it was with vehicles like this that authorities informed residents of the evacuation order. The announcements instructed people to take only documents, some food, and clothes for three days, suggesting they would return soon. None of them would ever come back to their homes.