I n Toxic Town, a drama out now on Netflix, poisonous dust in the air causes children to be born with missing limbs and other physical abnormalities. The alarming story is based on a real incident, when people in the English town of Corby inhaled toxic dust that was later linked to birth defects in a cluster of children.

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In the the 80s and 90s, the rates of babies born with limb differences in the Corby area was found to be almost three times higher than those of children born in the surrounding area

Netflix tells the story of the Corby mothers who fought for justice after their children were born with severe deformities due to the council's failure to remove toxic waste properly

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New Netflix drama Toxic Town tells the story of the Corby poisonings, which saw women in the give birth to children with severe limb deformities

The new Netflix drama Toxic Town tells the story of a group of mothers looking for answers when their children are born with health issues

Toxic Town is based on a true story. This is unfortunate as it means these parents and children went through the difficult time of the kids being born with mis