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Landmines in Africa

By: Jennifer A. Shirley

Secrets in the Fire By: Henning

Mankell

Death

DestructionFearLoneliness

Shame

Hopelessness

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Destruction

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War

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Women and Children are victims

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1 in 1,862 are amputees

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Landmines are worse than firearms

VS

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Injure not kill Severe wounds

Thousands are maimed

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Kills 1,000 daily

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No more export

Mine sniffing rats

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A lot of time is used

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Money is lost

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1 Million acres are useless

Landmine Data

Africa

World

0

10,000,000

20,000,000

30,000,000

40,000,000

50,000,000

60,000,000

70,000,000

80,000,000

90,000,000

100,000,000

30,000,000

100,000,000

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