20 August 2016

News Story: More than 100 people die of landmine in Myanmar in 18 months

YANGON, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- A total of 101 people have lost their lives due to landmine injury in 18 months since the start of 2015, official media quoted the Ministry of Health as reporting on Friday.

The majority of landmine fatalities are in Kachin state with 74, followed by Shan and Chin states with 14 and 11.

Read the full story at Xinhua