Cambodian rat pack to sniff out landmines

Updated June 12 2021 - 4:00am, first published 3:54am
Detection rat Magawa found 71 landmines during his five-year career.
Detection rat Magawa found 71 landmines during his five-year career.

Cambodia has deployed its next generation of rat recruits to sniff out landmines as part of efforts to boost de-mining operations in a country plagued for decades by unexploded ordinance (UXO).

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