Europe's islands: Martinique, a precarious paradise

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In part two of our European islands special, come with us to Martinique. The small island is located 8,000 km from Brussels and is one-thirtieth the size of Belgium. But as a French overseas department, it’s also part of the European Union. In this Caribbean paradise, we lift the lid on a 30-year pesticide scandal that's responsible for one of the highest rates of prostate cancer in the world and a rate of premature births four times higher than in mainland France.

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