Africa-Press – Angola. Sixteen unexploded explosive devices, namely 60 mm mortars and various ammunition, were removed and destroyed last weekend, in the town of Omala, Evale commune, Cunene province.
According to an information note from the Cunene National Demining Center, the explosive devices were found at the Chinese company’s shipyard, following a complaint from the owner.
The source supports the population’s collaboration in reporting gender-related cases as soon as they come across suspected mines, recommending local communities to take extra care in order to avoid mine accidents.
Along these lines, within the scope of the Hinoshikwata Shilopota” campaign (do not touch foreign objects), 307 people, including adults and children in the community, were also made aware of the risk of mines.
Official data indicate that 35 areas considered at risk and prone to mines are cataloged in the province of Cunene, corresponding to two million and 800 square meters, which require demining work to guarantee safety for citizens.
It should be remembered that last February, the same brigade removed an anti-tank mine and two 82 and 60 mm mortar projectiles from two agricultural fields in the localities of Oshandakani and Anhanga.
In November 2023, brigade B of the Angolan Armed Forces removed nine unexploded explosive devices, of which seven were PG-7 and two were 82 mm mortars, also in an agricultural field, in the town of Olyafilwa (Ombadja).
In January of the same year, a farmer from the commune of Môngua raised an anti-tack mine while preparing the land with an animal-drawn plow.
In 2022, in the same location, an anti-tank mine was found in identical conditions in the mine, which fatally killed five members of a family.
In the province of Cunene, three demining operators are deployed, namely the National Demining Center (Ex INAD), Border Guard Police and the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA).
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