Vietnam
Landmines were used as a weapon of war throughout Vietnam’s struggle for independence, its border conflicts, and the Vietnam War, and they continue to plague the country with the threat of violence. In addition large volumes of unexploded weapons were dropped during the North South conflict. Since the end of the war in 1975, more than 500 children have lost their lives and 4,000 have been injured in Quang Tri Province alone from landmines and other explosives. During the decade between 1985 and 1994, nearly 500 people were killed and more than 4,000 injured in Quang Tri Province south of the former DMZ alone.
