Landmines claiming more victims in Myanmar

Learning to walk: A boy learning to use his new prosthetic limbs at Hpa-An Orthopedic Rehabilitation Center in Myanmar. He lost his legs in a landmine blast in July 2022. — AP

The three-year-old boy had taken only two steps from his mother’s lap when a deafening explosion rang out.

The blast caught the woman in the face, blurring her vision.