Previously, officers and employees of MAG's MAT20 Mine Clearance Team in Quang Tri received the task of searching, detecting and handling cluster/submunitions bombs and explosives in the area of Tan Xuan Tho village, Hai Truong commune. During the search, the unit discovered a number of artillery shells scattered in a melaleuca garden. After expanding the search to about 100 m2, the unit detected a total of 80 projectiles of 37 mm type. All of these explosives are located at a depth of only 5 to 7 cm.
The number of projectiles has just been found by MAT20 Mine Clearance Team of MAG in Quang Tri - Source: MAG Viet Nam
After a survey and assessment of the situation, MAG's MAT20 Mine Clearance Team in Quang Tri brought all the explosives to a controlled detonation area and safely destroyed.
From mid-June 2022, 8 demining teams of MAG, including the MAT20 Mine Clearance Team, began to deploy activities to search, detect and handle landmines and explosives in Hai Lang district. To date, the teams have clearanced more than 350,000 square meters of land and safely disposed of 174 explosives.
Source: baoquangtri.vn