Wonder women

April 22, 2022 - 11:50

Since the end of the war about 800,000 tonnes of mines and bombs are estimated to remain on Việt Nam soil, claiming thousands of casualties every year. In hard-hit Quảng Trị Province, an all-women emergency response team under project 'Restoring the Environment and Neutralising the Effects of the War' (RENEW) are putting their own lives at risk to keep the community safe.

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