Sri Lankan Demining and Humanitarian Impact
Coverage of landmine clearance efforts in Sri Lanka over 17 years, including casualty reduction statistics and resettlement of displaced populations. Highlights humanitarian progress in post-conflict recovery.
So we went from "step outside and you're playing Russian roulette with the ground" to only three casualties a year—turns out the real superpower wasn't clearing a million mines, it was getting a million displaced people to actually *want* to move back to a place that spent two decades trying to assassinate them via underground explosives.
Over the past 17 years, one million #landmines have been cleared in #SriLanka, while annual casualties have fallen from approximately 250 to three in 2024. Mine clearance has also enabled around one million #displacedpeople to return to their homes. https://t.co/6OGdTUS0PE