It is estimated that bombs and explosives are left from the wartime in all 63 provinces and cities nationwide. In some districts in the central provinces of Quảng Bình and Quảng Trị, the contaminated areas have been reported to account for 80 per cent of the area.
Since peace returned to Việt Nam in 1975, more than 40,000 people have been killed while some 60,000 others have been maimed by explosions from remnant explosives, particularly bombs and mines.
Though Việt Nam has done its best to clear the contaminated land from the remaining bombs and mines, some 6.1 million hectares are still suspected of being contaminated with bombs and mines.
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Source: Viet Nam News