According to the Bomb and Mine Disposal Technology Centre (BOMICEN) at the Engineering Command, 600,000 tons of war-time bombs and explosives currently lie under the ground throughout Vietnam.
This information was released on the occasion of the International Day for Landmine Awareness and Assistance, April 4. According to BOMICEN�s report, the above amount of bombs and explosives has contaminated about 6 million ha or 21.12% of Vietnam�s land area. And from 1975, when the American war ended, to 2000, an estimated number of 42,135 died and 62,163 were injured because of these landmines.
Explosive remnants of war piled near the road in Central Vietnam
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