Spike in landmine deaths in 2016
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Spike in landmine deaths in 2016
The number of people killed in landmine incidents nearly doubled in the first half of the year, with 20 deaths compared to 11 for the same period in 2015, though injuries declined by almost half, from 55 to 29, according to the Cambodia Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA).
Nguon Monoketya, CMAA’s deputy director of socio-economic planning and database management, said part of the increase was borne by children.
“Data that our working group gathered suggests many kids are killed by playing with ordnance,” Monoketya said. The report shows seven children have been killed in the first half of the year versus just three for the same period in 2015.
Matthew Hovell, country director for demining NGO Halo Trust, said a reason for the increase in deaths is an internal migration happening near a road being built along the Thailand-Cambodia border, “which contains the densest anti-personal mine area in Cambodia. It’s bringing poor people looking for land, and they have no experience with landmines.”
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/2 ... ine-deaths
Nguon Monoketya, CMAA’s deputy director of socio-economic planning and database management, said part of the increase was borne by children.
“Data that our working group gathered suggests many kids are killed by playing with ordnance,” Monoketya said. The report shows seven children have been killed in the first half of the year versus just three for the same period in 2015.
Matthew Hovell, country director for demining NGO Halo Trust, said a reason for the increase in deaths is an internal migration happening near a road being built along the Thailand-Cambodia border, “which contains the densest anti-personal mine area in Cambodia. It’s bringing poor people looking for land, and they have no experience with landmines.”
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/2 ... ine-deaths
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Re: Spike in landmine deaths in 2016
How incredibly sad that this is still happening so much.
You must walk in traffic to cross the road - Cambodian proverb
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