Pictures from Cambodia
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Cambodian mine action centre deminer working in the dry season. Note
the red marker posts and the lane marking ropes. Schiebel metal detector.
(Photo from Colin King).
A CMAC (Cambodian Mine Action Centre) deminer working. Note the squatting
position. He is wearing a locally made visor designed by Andy Smith. The
long grass needs to be cut before the metal detector and probe can be used.
(Photo by Andy Smith)
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Typical Cambodian demining operation (CMAC). (Photo by Andy Smith)
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Cambodian village near Siam Reap (August 1996). (Photo by Andy Smith)
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Mined area with high water table - difficult or impossible for vehicles
- near Siam Reap (August 1996). (Photo by Andy Smith)
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Typical road bridge with light capacity - 2 tonnes possibly - near Siam
Reap (August 1996). The large number of bridges like this make access very
difficult for large vehicles. (Photo by Andy Smith)
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HALO Trust deminer testing Andy Smith's heat formed visor with built-in
soft cap. The blue bucket is used for locating metal fragments. Earth removed
while investigating a metal fragment is placed in the bucket with a trowel.
The bucket is then checked with a metal detector. This avoids having to
pick through the earth to find a tiny nail, screw or fragment which will
be coated with mud and difficult to see by eye. (Photo by Andy Smith)
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Thick vegetation growing in mined areas is an increasing problem for
deminers. It has to be cleared by hand, greatly adding to the danger and
work. Machines are needed for this, but they have to be light.
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(Photo by Andy Smith)
In time, the trees will grow large and with intertwining root systems,
these areas will be very difficult to work in.
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and hilly ground at the back in Southern Cambodia. (Photo by Andy Smith)
Elephant
grass (picture by CMAC)
Young
immature bamboo. This will grow to 100 mm (4 inches) diameter when
mature. (picture by CMAC)
Road
with typical underbrush (picture by CMAC)
Ridges
like this separate rice paddies. By the time minefields are cleared, these
will be invisible under thick vegetation.
Vegetation cleared from access lanes. The signs and markings (rope, posts
etc.) must be carefully guarded. Otherwise it will be stolen. Locally based
minefield marking programmes are being started to ensure that local people
build and maintain their own pathways through mined areas to reduce civilian
casualties. (Photo by Andy Smith)
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