‘I couldn’t breathe’: the sinister spread of France’s killer seaweed

‘I couldn’t breathe’: the sinister spread of France’s killer seaweed

June 5, 2026 · 32 min

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The episode discusses the impact of a toxic seaweed bloom in Brittany linked to several deaths, as explored by a bereaved family.

After a series of deaths on the beaches of Brittany, one bereaved family set out to prove the foul-smelling bloom was to blame By Marta Zaraska. Read by Lucy Bromilow. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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