03/06/2022 Cambogia, Preveng (Prey Veng)
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance”
Cambodian Mines Action Center (CMAC) deminers recently removed more than 3,000 Unexploded Ordinances (UXOs) from a sinking warship buried in the bottom of the Mekong River in Prey Veng province’s Peam Ro district. CMAC’s Director General Heng Ratana said yesterday that CMAC’s de-miners started collecting and moving the bullets and UXOs from ammunition carrier buried inside the bottom of the River in Peam Ro district on May 15. Ratana said that this was the third ammunition ship found in Peam Ro commune’s Boeng Ka’ek village, in Peam Ro district. Ratana noted that since salvage operations started CMAC’s deminers had moved more than 3,000 UXOs including more than 1,000 bullets weighing more than 10 tonnes from the ship.
Photo-Source: khmertimeskh.com
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