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Battambang, Cambodia News: Mines continue to kill in Cambodia, despite a lot of hard work by local and international NGOs. On January 23, 2019, a UXO ( unexploded ordnance) explosion in Ohromeas village, Battambang, killed a 37-year-old man, Sem Sary, when he went to cut some bamboo and accidentally trod on a mine.
Another family in mourning. RIP.

Preah Vihear, Cambodia News: In the latest UXO tragedy, on January 26, 2019, an 80mm round exploded, severely injuring a 10-year-old schoolboy from Choam Ksan village, Preah Vihear .
The child was taken to Chreang Ksan Referral Hospital, but he is reported to have lost 4 fingers and his right eye in the explosion.