Reference :
V-P-LA-E-00936
Date :
21/04/2008
Caption :
Xieng Khouang province. Woman injured by submunitions which had laid close to her home for more than 30 years.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
The submunitions were set off while her shovel hit them while she was digging a ditch. Her youngest child was killed and her eldest two children were injured in the explosion. The incident ocurred in mid-April 2008.
L'explosion fut déclenchée quand sa pelle touchait aux munitions quand elle était en train de creuser un petit fossé. Son plus jeune enfant est décédé, les deux aînés ont été blessés.
Resolution :
4134x2756
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour