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Laos Still Threatened By Unexploded Bombs

Laos is still facing danger from unexploded bombs dropped during the Second Indochina War from 1964 to 1973. During that time, over 580,000 flights dropped more than 2 million tons of bombs, including about 270 million cluster munitions. About 30 percent of these bombs, around 80 million devices, remain on the ground, causing injuries, deaths, [...]

Unexploded Bombs Still Threaten Laos

Unexploded bombs from the Vietnam War continue to haunt the people of Laos, with an estimated 30% of the 2 million tons of explosives dropped between 1964 and 1973 failing to detonate. These remnants, including cluster bombs and mines, pose a constant threat to rural communities, particularly farmers and children. UXO (unexploded ordnance) has claimed [...]