Reference :
V-P-LA-E-00937
Date :
21/04/2008
Caption :
Xieng Khouang province. Girl 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 mother's shovel hit them while she was digging a ditch. Her mother and brother were injured and her youngest brother died. The accident ocurred in mid-April 2008.
L'explosion fut déclenchée quand la pelle de sa mère a touché aux munitions quand elle était en train de creuser un petit fossé. Sa mère et un frère ont été blessés, son plus jeune frère tué par l'accident qui s'est produit en avril 2008.
Resolution :
4134x2756
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
