Four people killed in UXO-related accidents over 10 months
Four people have died and 11people have been injured in UXO-related accidents from January to October 2016, according to a report from the Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Programme (UXO Lao). The report was disclosed on November 25 at UXO Lao’s annual meeting to summarise their work over the past year and plan for the year ahead. The meeting was attended by Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Dr Khampheng Saysompheng, UXO Lao Director Mr Thipphasone Soukhathammavong, and other officials. An official from UXO Lao said that from January to October of this year there had been seven UXO-related accidents in which 11 people sustained injuries and four people died. Three of the accidents occurred in Xieng Khuang province where two people sustained injuries and one was killed. Another incident in Savannakhet province saw two people sustain injuries. In Attapeu province, an explosion resulted in five people being injured and one being killed.
