This exposure to radioactivity has caused dozens of cancers, birth deformities and organ failure at a level five times higher than the national average.

The American Senate has also voted to extend reparations for victims of radioactive contamination.

Report in the “Uranium Belt” by Pierrick Leurent and Valérie Defert.

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