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Quang Tri completes survey of unexploded ordnance areas

The central province of Quang Tri has completed a survey of cluster bomb remnants in all accessible areas since its launch eight years ago, reported Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) Vietnam on April 18.
Quang Tri completes survey of unexploded ordnance areas ảnh 1A bomb is discovered 20m below the ground (Photo: VNA)

Quang Tri (VNA)– The central province of Quang Tri has completed a survey of cluster bomb remnants in allaccessible areas since its launch eight years ago, reported NorwegianPeople's Aid (NPA) Vietnam on April 18.

Specifically, NPA Vietnam has identifieda total of 1,270 hazardous areas with a total land coverage of 615 sq. kmcontaminated with cluster bombs. Some 173 sq. km have been cleared by internationalnon-governmental organisations and the provincial military high command, and theremainder are being categorised for future removal.

The survey was carried out by NPAVietnam, the Restoring theEnvironment and Neutralising the Effects of the War (RENEW) project, the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and PeaceTrees Vietnam (PTVN) which also engaged in the clearance of landmines withfunding from the US Department of State.

With a very high level of damage, clusterbombs left over from the war have caused 48.3% of the accidents in Quang Tri since1975.

According to the provincial Mine ActionCentre, bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) have caused casualties to8,584 people since 1975, including 3,363 deaths. Among the total casualties, children under 16 years old accounted for 31%.

Quang Tri aims to become the first provincein the country to be "safe" from UXO by 2025./.

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