Forty years after the end of the war, children in Vietnam are still suffering the effects of America’s chemical warfare.
By Arne Perras, Ho Chi Minh City
The girl seems overly excited. Nguyen Le Thu Thao constantly slides to and fro across the floor. Then she suddenly crawls under a metal table, refusing to come out. Anyone attempting to talk with the nine-year-old receives no answer. Sometimes she makes a face, as if she’s about to laugh. What is she feeling? The girl can’t speak. Her lower abdomen is stunted. She has no legs.
