Cambodia finds 2,000 of war-era explosives buried at high school
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) on August 14 announced that their experts have discovered more than 2,000 pieces of war-era unexploded ordance (UXO) buried in a school campus in Kratie province.
Deminers discovered more than 2,000 explosives inside the grounds of a high school in Kratie province during a three-day operation on August 11-13. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) ꦯ– The Cambodian Mine ActionCentre (CMAC) on August 14 announced that their experts have discovered morethan 2,000 pieces of war-era unexploded ordance (UXO) buried in a school campusin Kratie province.
According to CMAC’s director general Heng Ratana, withina three-day period of operation on August 11-13 at the Queen Kosamak HighSchool in Kratie province, CMAC's Remnants of War team has cleared 2,116 piecesof UXOs.
ꩵ He revealed that there still be many more pieces ofunexploded munitions within the area and the school will be closed temporarilyfor a few more days for a clearance operation.
Ramtana said the explosive munitions were discovered after the school cleared land to expand a garden.
ཧ Cambodia is one of the countries worst affected by landmines and explosiveremnants of war (ERWs).
According Yale University, between 1965-1973, the UShad dropped some 230,500 bombs on 113,716 sites in Cambodia. In the Cambodian government’s latest report, from 1979 to June 2023, landmineand ERW explosions had claimed 19,821 lives and either injured or amputated45,205 others in Cambodia. The Cambodian governmenthas vowed to clear all landmines by 2025./.
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Deminers discovered more than 2,000 explosives inside the grounds of a high school in Kratie province during a three-day operation on August 11-13. (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
