Walk for Agent Orange Victims takes place in Ho Chi Minh City

by VTV403 August 2015 Last updated at 10:50 AM

Agent Orange Victims (Photo: VOV)
Agent Orange Victims (Photo: VOV)

VTV.vn - 7,000 people joined a walk for Agent Orange Victims in HCMC on Sunday. The event marked the 54th anniversary of the Agent Orange Disaster in Vietnam and the 10th anniversary of the HCMC Association of Victims of Agent Orange.

Representatives from relevant agencies and authorities attended the event. Through the walk, the participants showed their support to Vietnam's Lawsuit against 37 U.S. chemical companies that produced the herbicide. In Vietnam, 4.8 million people were exposed to Agent orange and the health of 3 million people was seriously affected, according to the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange.

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