Laos: The World’s Most Bombed Country May Still Suffer From These Wounds After a Hundred Years
A very small percentage of the estimated UXO has been cleared yet, probably less than 5%. The UXO risks can continue beyond 100 years.
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Hidden Terror: Clearing Unexploded Bombs From Laos Hits Snag
Laos is the most heavily bombed country per capita in the world, with still scattered nationwide with a heavy concentration in the southern part of the country.
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Eleven Die, 44 Injured In UXO Accidents During 2021
The National Regulatory Authority (NRA) for the UXO/Mine Action Sector recorded 31 UXO accidents over the course of 2021, in which 44 people were injured and 11 died.
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Three Killed, Two Injured In UXO Explosion
Three men working as part of a survey team with UXO Lao were killed instantly and two others were injured when searching for unexploded ordnance on a coffee plantation in Pakxong district, Champassak province
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Bombie Blast Death Strikes Fear Among Luang Prabang Residents
People in Luang Prabang province’s Nambak district are fearful after a local elderly resident, Mr Khamkeo Sorpaseuth, was killed when he accidentally unearthed a BLU26 bombie recently.
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UXO – An Added Complication From The Great Attapeu Flood
A UXO Lao team working in Attapeu province hopes to finish clearing explosive devices from land allocated for new housing for flood victims in Sanamxay district next month.
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Laos: Decades After America’s ‘Secret War’, Unexploded Bombs Still Hinder Development
MORE than four decades after the last bomb fell from the skies above the remote and landlocked Southeast Asian nation of Laos, its countryside remains littered with deadly remnants from a conflict which long-ago faded into distant memory for many in the West.
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Can Laos Clear Its Unexploded Bombs?
The start of a project highlights Vientiane’s continuing struggle with the issue even as it receives foreign assistance.
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Lao People Want US To Increase UXO Clearance
Lao netizens have welcomed US President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit to the country and expressed hope that the US will increase its assistance to help Laos clearing unexploded ordnance (UXO), which remains contaminated in provinces across the country.
The netizens have expressed their views on the …..
Seven Injured In UXO-Related Accidents This Year
Seven people have been injured in UXO-related accidents so far this year, according to a report from the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) for UXO/Mine Action in the Lao PDR.
NRA Deputy Director Mr Bounpheng Sisawath said that from January 1 to July 19 there had been three UXO-related accidents in which seven people sustained injuries but no ….
Hillary Clinton Answers About Unexploded Bombs In Laos
At a campaign stop in Iowa, Hillary Clinton got asked an unexpected foreign policy question about unexploded bombs in Laos—leftovers from the Vietnam War and she nailed it …..
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Obama Plans To Visit Laos, A First For A US President
President Barack Obama plans to visit Laos next year to attend a regional economic summit, making him the first US president to visit that country, an advisor said Wednesday.
Obama will make history when he attends an ASEAN conference in the poor but economically growing country, which was massively bombed by the United States during the …..
Why Is The United States Still Terrorizing Laos ?
Last month, the United States announced a new aid package of $15 million for the unexploded ordnance (UXO) sector in Laos. The aid package—the highest annual amount the US has ever given for UXO cleanup in Laos—brings to total about $85 million the US has given to Laos for UXO cleanup since 1993.
This is a shocking and embarrassingly low figure. The UXO is the result of one of the most intensive bombing campaigns in human history, when the United States dropped two million tons of bombs on Laos from 1964 to 1973. One third of the bombs did not explode on impact, and have killed …..