A man who is a UXO victim and double amputee is riding in a wheelchair at The National Rehabilitation Center in Vientiane Laos.
A UXO (un-exploded ordnance) victim wheels himself past a rehabilitation wing donated to Laos by the people of The United States of America at The National Rehabilitation Center in Vientiane Laos. Although Lao government officials claim there are between 200-400 new victims each year, outside sources dispute that figure and their estimates run much higher.
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Location: National Rehabilitation Center, Vientiane, Laos
Photo credit: © John Brown / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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