Casualties from Myanmar landmines jump to over 1,000 last year, says Unicef
The number of civilian casualties, including children, who were killed or maimed by landmines and explosive ordnance in Myanmar more than doubled last year to 1,052, the UN children's agency said on Thursday (April 4), as conflict raged in the impoverished country. Landmines and explosive remnants of war caused a 270 per cent jump in casualties in 2023, including 188...