Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) recorded 40 casualties from landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in the first eight months of this year, an increase of 21 % compared with 33 over the same period last year.
CMAA said that 18 people were maimed and killed by landmines and another 22 by ERW.
Ten people were killed, 23 sustained injuries and seven amputated, CMAA said, noting that there were 27 men, 12 teenage boys and a woman.
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Source: Khmer Times