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Vietnam War: One woman's battle over toxic chemical Agent Orange

FRANCE24, 11 May 2021
A French court has dismissed a lawsuit against more than a dozen #multinationals that produced and sold #AgentOrange to US troops during the #VietnamWar. The case was filed in 2014 by Tran To Nga, a Franco-Vietnamese woman who says she's suffered numerous medical problems after being exposed to the toxic substance, which was used by the #US army to destroy dense jungle and crops during the war. She says she plans to appeal the court's decision. We take a closer look.

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