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As featured in this Cambodian mine awareness display on the left. |
Warning clues may indicate the presence of landmines. They may be man-made clues like the ones some soldiers leave when they lay mines, or clues in nature. Look carefully for such things as:- changes in vegetation, a mound of soil, shrapnel, battle field marks, exposed mine, parts of exploded mines, trip wires, fuses sticking out of the ground, boxes or wrappings used for transporting explosives, discarded safety pins or initiation keys, skeletons, injured or dead bodies.
If you see any of these clues or something you are not sure about, then presume it is a mined area and go straight back the way you came, until you can be find a known safe path. Mark and report to the authorities.
Do not presume an area is safe if you don't see any warning clues.
During one of the many evaluations and studies
I was involved with in Cambodia we found out another warning clue from
an old forest survivor - the smell of death.
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MINE WARNING CLUES MAIN POINTS
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