Children in the Siem Reap Province of northwestern Cambodia. Although Siem Reap has been cleared of more than 1,400 square kilometers of landmines, with nearly 4 million pieces of unexploded ordnance destroyed over the past 25 years, it remains a landmine threat; additional areas must be cleared. Thanks in large part to public awareness and alertness, land mine explosions have not killed any Cambodians so far this year.

First published in the April 11, 2021, 11:29 p.m. edition

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