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Landmine casualties in Cambodia down 32 pct in first half of 2021: report

Landmine casualties in Cambodia down 32 pct in first half of 2021: report
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Cambodia sees significant drop in landmine, munition casualties in last 24 years: PM - World News

2021-02-24 05:35:50 GMT2021-02-24 13:35:50(Beijing Time) Xinhua English PHNOM PENH, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) Cambodia had seen a remarkable drop in the number of casualties from landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in the last 24 years, Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said. In a message to mark the National Mine Awareness Day on Wednesday, Hun Sen said the number of casualties had declined to 65 in 2020 from 4,320 in 1996. Some 2,138 square km of contaminated land had been cleared of landmines and ERWs from 1992 to 2020, he said, adding that nearly 1.1 million anti-personnel mines, 25,488 anti-tank mines and 2.88 million ERWs had been found and destroyed over the period.

Cambodia sees marked drop in landmine, munition casualties in last 24 years: PM

Unexploded ordnance is found by specialists working in Kandal province last week. - CMAC PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia had seen a remarkable drop in the number of casualties from landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in the last 24 years, Prime Minister Hun Sen said. In a message to mark the National Mine Awareness Day on Wednesday(Feb 24), Hun Sen said the number of casualties had declined to 65 in 2020 from 4,320 in 1996. Some 2,138 square km of contaminated land had been cleared of landmines and ERWs from 1992 to 2020, he said, adding that nearly 1.1 million anti-personnel mines, 25,488 anti-tank mines and 2.88 million ERWs had been found and destroyed over the period.

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