Reference :
V-P-MZ-E-00091
Date :
19/11/2013
Caption :
Barrio Chiuijo, West of Chimoio, close to the Zimbabwe border. A survivor of a landmine explosion.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
This man lost his foot in 1995 to a landmine. He was coming back from trading in Zimbabwe along a footpath when he stepped of the path to allow a woman to pass. He was blown back by an anti-personnel mine which took off his foot and severely injured the passing woman. This region is one of the most densely landmined in the world, effectively cutting off 50% of all arable land for these villages. These landmines have been in place since the early 1970's and the Norwegian Peoples Aid Agency (NPA) have been demining the area for some time. NPA hope to finish by the end of 2014 but that may be optimistic given the recent discovery of new minefields and resurgent violence in the country.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
7304x5478
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
