Landmines kill 10, hurt 30 this year

Ten people were killed and 30 seriously injured by landmines or unexploded ordinance (UXO) in the first 10 months of this year. Senior Minister Ly Thuch, the first vice-president of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) said the number of cases was, however, down
5% compared with the same period last year.

He said of the 30 injured cases, seven were disabled by landmines or UXO. Most of the cases, he said, happened in Preah Vihear, Battambang, Kampong Thom, Svay Rieng, Pursat, Banteay Meanchey, Ratanakiri, Kratie, Pailin, Siem Reap, and Preah Sihanouk. “Preah Vihear had the most number of cases, both fatal and injuries,” he said yesterday.

According to Thuch, some 20,000 people were killed by landmines and UXO between 1970 and October this year. “The number of injury cases is 45,186,” he said. “We remain highly committed to ridding Cambodia of landmines and UXO and we are grateful for the support given to us in this endeavour by countries including Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, the United Kingdom and Europe.

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