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Thursday, October 29, 2020 18:41
Over 740,700 bombs, mines and other ordnances have been found and detonated in Quang Tri. (Photo: VNA)
Quang Tri (VNA) - The central province of Quang Tri is striving to, by 2025, become the first province in Vietnam to be safe from unexploded ordnances (UXO) left over by the war.
The locality has, starting from 1995, had success in the mobilisation of aid from international and non-governmental organisations to deal with the deadly legacy of war.
It is the most polluted locality in terms of UXOs which are scattered over 81 percent of its land area, and have killed over 3,430 people and injured 5,100 so far during peace-time.