Vietnam, US begin historic Agent Orange cleanup
- Published: 9 Aug 2012 at 13.48
- Online news: Asia
From deformed infants to grandparents with cancer, families near Vietnam's Danang Airbase have long blamed the toxic legacy of war for their ills. Now after a decades-long wait, a historic "Agent Orange" clean-up is finally beginning.
A suspected Agent Orange victim Nguyen Thi Hong Van and her mother Nguyen Thi Luu answer questions during an interview with AFP at their home near Vietnam's Danang Airbase.
The base was a key site in the US defoliant program during the Vietnam War, and much of the 80 million litres (21 million gallons) of Agent Orange used during "Operation Ranch Hand" was mixed, stored and loaded onto planes there.
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