The Invisibles (41 images)
During the Vietnam War, the United States dropped more than 270 million bombs on neighbouring Laos in a nine-year-long, top-secret operation to destroy the Communists’ supply routes. One third of them failed to explode, leaving this tiny country with one of the most serious humanitarian legacies of our times.
Since the end of the war, 500 Laotians are killed or injured by unexploded bombs (UXO) every year. With 80 million UXO still buried under the ground, only one percent...
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Since the end of the war, 500 Laotians are killed or injured by unexploded bombs (UXO) every year. With 80 million UXO still buried under the ground, only one percent...
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![Laos - A drawing representing the day of the accident when the kids were playing throwing cluster bombs to each other, a very common game between Latioan children who were raised surrounded by bombs. On the 7th of April 2013, 12-year-old Chan [Arsenal t-shirt] and 11-year-old Muiw lost their friend Phouth, aged 13, when a cluster bomb they were playing with exploded in Done Kham village. Phouth, who was Chan's elder brother, was badly injured on both legs and passed away thirty minutes after the accident. Described by them as a likable and friendly young boy, Phouth liked fishing and shooting at birds. “He wanted to be a policeman” says his brother.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000FBQvRusLnb0/t/125/I0000FBQvRusLnb0.jpg)
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![Laos - On the 7th of April 2013, 12-year-old Chan [left] and 11-year-old Muiw lost their brother and friend Phouth, aged 13, when a cluster bomb they were playing with exploded in Done Kham village. Phouth, who was Chan's elder brother, was badly injured on both legs and passed away thirty minutes after the accident. Described by them as a likable and friendly young boy, Phouth liked fishing and shooting at birds. “He wanted to be a policeman” says his brother.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000X2wKJg5IadU/t/125/I0000X2wKJg5IadU.jpg)
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