Good news...germay donates...

[OutletPass]

Germany will donate $ 1 million in aid to help central Thua Thien Hue and Quang Tri provinces to remove landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) this year, announced the German Embassy in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi yesterday. (…)

Germany will help the provinces raise local people's awareness of the threats and dangers of the ordnance, marking explosive areas and training troops for the job. On the Vietnamese side, around $ 500,000 will be spent on improving infrastructure facilities in the areas.

Thua Thien Hue and Quang Tri provinces were hard hit by the war, with nearly 50% of their land unavailable for use because of the amount of unexploded mines and bombs. Since 1975, UXO has claimed more than 3,000 lives and wounded 6,000 others in Quang Tri.

http://www.mineaction.org/countries/...fm?doc_ID=1821

[Chiwas]

Too little money, too many deaths.