Vozrozhdeniya has become the deadliest island on Earth after being plagued by numerous deadly diseases such as anthrax, along with other strange ailments.
Located in the sea between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, there is a deadly island named Vozrozhdeniya, which means “rebirth” in Russian, but it is actually a desolate and deadly land.
The island of Vozrozhdeniya is now overrun with sand and various highly toxic chemicals. The Soviet Union’s biological weapons research and testing program is believed to have transformed this once-bustling fishing village into one of the deadliest places on Earth.
The island of Vozrozhdeniya is now overrun with sand and various highly toxic chemicals.
Back when the Aral Sea was still a body of water, Vozrozhdeniya was an isolated land that the Soviets referred to as Aralsk-7. It was so isolated that it wasn’t even known to humans until the 19th century. It did not appear on Soviet maps, and its existence was a secret to most of the population, making it unlikely for it to be discovered by Western intelligence… It was the perfect place to test some controversial biological weapons.
For many years, Aralsk-7 was part of the national biological weapons program and was used as a testing ground for anthrax, smallpox, and even plague, as well as diseases like malaria, brucellosis, and rashes, all of which seeped into the sandy soil. Therefore, it is no surprise that over the years, this island has been associated with numerous strange incidents.
Aralsk-7 was part of the national biological weapons program.
In 1971, a young scientist fell ill after her research vessel passed through a brown fog near the island. She was diagnosed with a mild case of chickenpox, despite having been vaccinated, and ultimately infected 9 others, 3 of whom died. A year later, the bodies of two missing fishermen were found adrift on their boat near the island. They appeared to have died from the plague…
Stories about local people casting nets filled with dead fish are numerous around the island of Vozrozhdeniya, and in May 1988, 50,000 saiga antelopes grazing on a nearby steppe died en masse within about an hour for mysterious reasons.
Many are truly concerned as hundreds of tons of anthrax were once dumped here.
The mystery surrounding the horrific biological experiments on Vozrozhdeniya has raised concerns, as has the fact that hundreds of tons of anthrax were once dumped here. In 1988, the Soviet Union decided that playing with anthrax was a dangerous game, so about 100 to 200 tons of anthrax-laden sludge were dumped into giant pits and forgotten.
The problem with anthrax is that its spores are notoriously difficult to destroy and can survive underground for hundreds of years. Bathing in disinfectants and baking at 180 degrees Celsius seems to have no effect on the spores. Worse still, the exact locations of the anthrax burial pits were never disclosed, but fortunately, they are large enough to be visible from space.
Fearing that anthrax could fall into the hands of terrorists, the United States sent experts to Vozrozhdeniya to conduct some tests. When traces of anthrax were found, the U.S. spent millions of dollars on cleanup efforts. Thousands of kilograms of powerful powdered bleach were used by crews in protective gear for months, and eventually, the spores disappeared.
Experts are certain that anthrax still exists here.
However, the cleanup efforts did not truly eliminate the threat of Vozrozhdeniya. Experts are certain that anthrax still exists in and around the garbage pits, not to mention the pits containing infected animal carcasses, each pit holding hundreds of corpses, or the unmarked graves of victims. This area still poses many significant threats that should be avoided at all costs.
Fortunately, Vozrozhdeniya is not the most accessible place in the world. To reach this island, you need a guide, so people are not overly worried about wandering into this deadly land. The locals living around the island also know how to stay away from this place.
