[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, GLOBAL: "Recent floods unearth concealed explosives" in Cambodia

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

[Another example of why leaving subsurface munitions in place doesn’t leave them in place forever. — LS)

Recent floods unearth concealed explosives 

By Mom Kunthear 
Phnom Penh Post
October 12, 2020

Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) first vice-president Ly Thuch has issued instructions on strengthening mine and explosive hazard prevention amid flooding.

Landslides caused by recent flooding have unearthed a number of mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO), including anti-personnel mines, anti-tank mines and explosive remnants of war.

Thuch advised all provincial mine action committees to strengthen measures to prevent dangers.

“All operators and institutions must cooperate to regularly keep track of areas frequented by people.


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For the entire article, see
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/recent-floods-unearth-concealed-explosives

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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