UXO Clearance, Xieng Khouang, Laos 2006: David Davenport who leads the MAG team checks the TNT charge for destroying bombies


UXO Clearance, Nong Het district, Xieng Khouang province, Laos. David Davenport who leads MAG's team in Phonsavan, works with MAG's Roving Clearance team as they prepare charges of TNT to destroy the 23 M82 bombies discovered by villagers while farming. The area was heavily bombed during the Vietnam war and many unexploded devices (UXO) remain in the ground making the land impossible to farm.


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Location: Nong Het district, Xieng Khouang province, Laos
Photo credit: © Mike Goldwater / Alamy / Afripics
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