UN warns of continued threat of landmines, unexploded ordnances in South Sudan


Juba, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) said Thursday that threats of landmines and unexploded ordnances continues to endanger the lives of South Sudanese people, stemming from conflicts in the country.

UNMAS officer Goran Tomasevic said contaminations caused by landmines and unexploded cluster munitions are quite serious with 17 million square kilometers of land that need to be cleared.

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