Archive for the ‘Landmine Facts’ Category

How Long Until the Next landmine Injury?

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Just 19 Minutes…

The time it takes for you to take a quick lunch,

The time it takes for you to wash the car,

Its also the average time between landmine incidents.

Every 19 minutes someone is injured by a landmine, often a woman or child

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

100 million landmines on the planet.

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

The last estimates provided by the United Nations and anti-landmine organisations estimate this figure. As landmines are still in use today, it is impossible to give an accurate number.

Every 19 minutes someone is affected.

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Statistics show that a person, normally a civilian – a mother or child is involved in a landmine incident.

It could take 600 years to clear the planet.

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Using the exisiting technology available it would take this amount of time to ensure that the land that is known to be mined, is cleared.