Cambodia records 11 percent drop in landmine casualties in six months
Cambodia on Saturday reported 100 landmine casualties in the first six months of this year, a 11 percent decrease compared with 112 casualties at the same period last year, according to a report from the Cambodian Mine and Explosive Remnants of War Victim Information System.
The report said that from January to June this year, landmines had killed 21 people and injured 79 others, down 16 percent and 9 percent respectively.
During the first half of this year, the worst tragedy occurred on Feb. 3 when an anti-tank mine exploded, killing 8 people in Banteay Meanchey province, some 400 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.
