Lightning Kills More Cambodians Than Landmines

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In Cambodia, lightning strikes are deadlier than landmines, according to figures from the National Committee for Disaster Management and the Cambodia Mine Victim Information System.
The lightning toll is especially high this year. According to Ros Sovann, an NCDM adviser, lightning has killed 77 Cambodians in 2008 so far. In Pursat province alone, lightning has killed 21 this year.
In contrast, landmines killed only nine Cambodians in the period from January to July 2008, according to Chhiv Lim, project manager at CMVIS.
While Cambodia hosts a wide range of organizations devoted to landmine safety, there has been no widespread, effective campaign to teach Cambodians accurate lightning safety and recovery information.

The Cambodia Daily, September 15, 2008
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