Sokhon demonstrates testing her metal detector and the demining process in a safe zone at the MAG base camp at "Koun Phnum" or "Baby Mountain" minefield......Later inside the actual minefield, Sokhon's supervisor, Thor Thoeun, described the process while standing safely 25 meters away, watching. With tension gripping his face, not wanting to disturb Sokhon, he whispers, "We are always scared in the minefield. When the detector signals Sokhon will pinpoint the spot...
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Sokhon demonstrates testing her metal detector and the demining process in a safe zone at the MAG base camp at "Koun Phnum" or "Baby Mountain" minefield......Later inside the actual minefield, Sokhon's supervisor, Thor Thoeun, described the process while standing safely 25 meters away, watching. With tension gripping his face, not wanting to disturb Sokhon, he whispers, "We are always scared in the minefield. When the detector signals Sokhon will pinpoint the spot with a red chip." Then she will excavate to find what is under it. If Sokhon sees a mine she will place a red triangle pointing toward the danger. Then she will blow a whistle for the supervisor to check the item. If it is a land mine it will generally be destroyed in place. ..Kheun Sokhon, age 29, is a female deminer for Mines Advisory Group (MAG), in Palin Province, Cambodia. She searches for land mines - facing the same threat that shattered her life at age 19 - when she stepped on a mine. She admits, "I don't want people to experience what I have been through." ..
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