HURFOM: Within 11 months, from January to November, 2025, landmine explosions have occurred 19 times, killing six and injuring 31 including children.
The explosions occurred Mon, and Karen States as well as in the Tenasserim Region,
Landmine explosions happened seven times in Mon State; three times in Karen State and 19 times in Tenasserim Division. Four men, a woman and a child were killed while 16 men, 10 women and five children were injured by the explosions.
Most landmine explosions occurred in villages or on plantation roads which are frequently used by villagers and plantation workers.
UNICEF Myanmar stated that across Burma, 357 people have been injured by landmine and other explosives within the first six months of 2025. 1,082 persons were injured by landmine and similar explosive devices in 2024.
