Landmine casualties in Cambodia down 36 pct in 7 months
Cambodia reported 74 landmine casualties in the first seven months of this year, down 36 percent from the 115 casualties over the same period last year, the figures of the Cambodia Mine Action Center (CMAC) said Tuesday. During the January-July period this year, 12 people were killed and 62 others were injured, while at the same period last year, 25 people were killed and 90 were injured, the figures said. … Heng Ratana, CMAC’s director general, said so far, about 3.1 million landmines and unexploded ordnances have been removed and destroyed, and the country needed about 50 million U.S. dollars a year until 2020 to entirely get rid of all types of anti-personnel mines. …
Xinhuanet News Staff
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