UXO casualties in Cambodia reported to be down by 56 per cent

Two people get injured in the latest UXO explosion in Siem Reap province's Run Ta Ek commune on March 25, 2023. - POLICE

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Since the beginning of January, eleven people were injured and one killed by land mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO).

According to a March 27 report from the Cambodian Mine Action Authority (CMAA), this represents a 56 per cent reduction on the same period in 2022, when 27 people became the victims of explosive remnants of war.