Searching for landmines by hand is dangerous and slow HALO Trust
In Zimbabwe, a thin stretch of land thousands of kilometres long is filled with landmines. Schools, houses, and farms, all lie close by, often with simple amenities like water on the other side of the danger zone.
These minefields are some of the densest in the world, and clearing them is a laborious, manual task involving handheld metal detectors and local people digging on their hands and knees. But this approach is about to get an update. Soon on its way to Zimbabwe is a massive mine…
