Cambodia saw 440 people killed or wounded by explosions of mines and unexploded ordinances (UXO) last year, down by some 50 percent over 2005, local media reported on Thursday.
Oddar Meanchey was the most seriously affected province with its casualty reaching 96 in 2006, up 4.3 percent over 2005, the Jian Hua Daily quoted government statistics as saying.
In December, the nationwide casualty was 22, among them 13 adult men, three adult women and six minors, it added.
Due to 30 years of armed conflicts, Cambodia has become one of the world's most heavily mined countries with an estimated 4 to 6 million of such "hidden killers" buried underground in areas as extensive as 2,900 square kilometers.
It may take the kingdom another 150 years to clear out all the mines and UXO, according to statistics.
Source: Xinhua
Oddar Meanchey was the most seriously affected province with its casualty reaching 96 in 2006, up 4.3 percent over 2005, the Jian Hua Daily quoted government statistics as saying.
In December, the nationwide casualty was 22, among them 13 adult men, three adult women and six minors, it added.
Due to 30 years of armed conflicts, Cambodia has become one of the world's most heavily mined countries with an estimated 4 to 6 million of such "hidden killers" buried underground in areas as extensive as 2,900 square kilometers.
It may take the kingdom another 150 years to clear out all the mines and UXO, according to statistics.
Source: Xinhua
6 comments:
Excellent work by the heroes who
risk their own life to ensure
safety for all Khmer people.
Congratulation and God blesses all.
Amen Lord! Now more land for those CPP devils to land-grope and land-grab.
Yep, better CPP than Ethiopian
fleas and tics.
Go home Primitive Yuan Taliban 6:51AM. You LIED, you are Yuan, the thug who's paid to kill Khmers.
Sure, but not until we hang you for
your crime against khmer people.
Khmer people knew who created the genocide to colonize Cambodia.
Only the fake Khmer like you would think that these Khmers don't know.
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