Reference : V-P-LA-E-00981
Date : 20/02/2014
Country/Region : LAOS
Caption : Savannakhet Province, Tomlaung village. A little boy victim of a mine explosion walks through his village with a prosthetic leg and a cane.
Photographer : BRONSTEIN, Paula
Confidentiality level : public
Publication restrictions : publication without restrictions
Copyright : Getty Images/CICR
Description : He lost his leg in a mine accident. The accident happened on 23 January 2012, when families were gathered around a fire to keep warm. The mine was buried in the ground and exploded, killing 4 people from various families in the small village.
Original material : digital
Resolution : 3960x2640
Orientation : landscape
Colour/B&W : colour

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