Over 500 people killed or injured by UXO since 2009
Over 500 people have been affected by UXO-related accidents in Laos since 2009, according to a report from the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) for UXO/Mine Action in Laos.
The NRA reported that from 2009 until the present there had been 319 incidents involving unexploded ordnance, claiming 522 victims. Of these, 391 people were injured and 131 were killed while over 20,000 people survived unscathed.
