Landmines kill 10 Cambodians, injure 61 in 4 months

Cambodia on Friday reported 71 landmine casualties in the first four months of 2014, an increase of 61 percent from 44 casualties for the same period last year. The report by the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority showed that during the January-April period, 10 persons were killed, up from only four at the same period last year. … Heng Ratana, head of the Cambodian Mine Action Center, has said that the country needs around 50 million U.S. dollars a year until 2020 to entirely get rid of all types of anti-personnel mines. …

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