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Casualties Overview
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All known casualties by end 2010 |
1,560 mine/ERW casualties |
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Casualties in 2010 |
1 (2009: 5) |
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2010 casualties by outcome |
1 killed (2009: 2 killed; 3 injured) |
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2010 casualties by device type |
1 ERW |
In 2010, Zimbabwe Mine Action Center (ZIMAC) reported one new explosive remnant of war (ERW) casualty. In November, a 14-year-old schoolboy was killed while handling an ERW.[1] ZIMAC added that some incidents happen in remote areas where there is no demining team and are not reported.[2] In 2009, the Monitor identified five mine casualties through media reports.[3]
Since 1980, some 1,560 casualties have been reported by ZIMAC.[4] It has been estimated that there are approximately 1,300 survivors.[5]
[1] Interview with Col. Mkhululi Bhika Ncube, Director, ZIMAC, in Geneva, 24 June 2011. The same incident was identified by HALO Trust as having been caused by an antipersonnel mine. Email from Tom Dibb, HALO, 25 November 2010.
[2] Ibid.
[3] ICBL, Landmine Monitor Report 2009: Toward a Mine-Free World (Ottawa: Mines Action Canada: October 2009), www.the-monitor.org.
[4] Interview with Col. Mkhululi Bhika Ncube, ZIMAC, in Geneva, 24 June 2011.
[5] ICBL, Landmine Monitor Report 2009: Toward a Mine-Free World (Ottawa: Mines Action Canada: October 2009), www.the-monitor.org.
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