Over 270 million cluster munitions were dropped from American aircraft, leaving an estimated 80 million live bomblets scattered and buried around the country.
VIENTIANE (Xinhua): Mines Advisory Group (MAG) Laos has cleared more than 500,000 square meters of land in two villages of Yommalath district, Khammuan province, with over 800 bomblets and items destroyed.
According to local daily Vientiane Times on Wednesday (Nov 11), the latest project results were reported at the Conclusion Meeting on Progress Made in UXO Clearance in Support of Community Development in Yommalath district, Khammuan province, some 250km southeast of Lao capital Vientiane.
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