
Showing posts with label Terceira Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Terceira Island. Show all posts
Thursday, February 22, 2018

© AFP 2018/ JOSE ANTONIO RODRIGUES
More and more inhabitants of Portugal's Terceira Island are suffering from deadly diseases, especially cancer, at rates far out of sync with the rest of the Azores archipelago. Terceira is no different from the other islands, except in one thing. Russia-based video agency RUPTLY has carried out an exclusive investigation into this matter.
Lajes Airbase
The Lajes Airbase on Terceira Island has hosted the United States' 65th Air Base Group for decades now. Ever since World War II it has been considered one of the most convenient bases: an airstrip in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, strategically situated between the US and Europe.
Labels: Cancer, Portugal, Terceira Island, US Airbase
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