Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said that Cambodia still has 1,700 square kilometres of land contaminated with landmines and unexploded ordnance, affecting around 1 million citizens living in suspected areas.
The premier spoke on Saturday during his meeting with 4,742 Cambodian Red Cross Youth volunteers at Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel. “In nearly 30 years, we have cleared over 3,000 square kilometres of land. We now have 1,700 square kilometres remaining to be cleared, with approximately 1 million citizens living in mine-affected areas. […] To put this into perspective, the remaining contaminated land is roughly two and a half times the size of Singapore,” the premier underscored.
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Source: Khmer Times
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