MINE THE GAP What are the Angola landmines and where else in the world are landmines found?
But what are landmines and where else can they be found in the world?
Landmines are explosives. They are triggered by contact and are usually buried either under the ground or above it
What are landmines?
Landmines are explosives. They are triggered by contact and are usually buried either under the ground or above it.
There are two main types of landmines: anti-personnel landmines, aimed at killing or injuring a person, and anti-tank mines, designed to destroy or incapacitate vehicles.
Mines were used in World War One, but their use increased since 1960s.
Angola is known as one of the most heavily mined countries in the world.
More than 100million square metres of land is contaminated in Angola and has more than 1,200 known and suspected minefields.
Millions of landmines and other unexploded bombs are still scattered throughout the country - the legacy of over 40 years of conflict.
Landmines still contaminate large swathes of Angola, which can end in death in some parts of the country.
More than 88,000 people were registered as living with disabilities from landmines and unexploded bombs in 2014.
Around 60 countries and territories are still contaminated with anti-personnel mines
Where else in the world are landmines found?
Around 60 countries and territories are still contaminated with anti-personnel mines.
More than 120,000 people were killed or injured by landmines between 1999-2017, according to research by Landmine Monitor.
Other territories with large areas covered in mines are Chad, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Thailand, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Turkey, Iraq, Yemen and Western Sahara.
Why is Prince Harry visiting there?
Prince Harry followed in his mum Diana's footsteps as he walked down a busy Angola street that once was a minefield she visited 22 years ago.
The Duke of Sussex arrived in Huambo to see the street, which has flourished into a town thanks to the Princess of Wales' work to raise awareness of landmines in the African country.
Princess Diana had visited the region in 1997, just months before her tragic death, to meet with victims of landmines.
And the image of the mother walking between warning flags went on to become of the most iconic photos of her after her death later that year.
Prince Harry, 35, made a speech in front of a tree dubbed the Diana tree on Princess Diana Street after walking down the street
Harry donned body armour and a protective visor as he visited the de-mining site in Dirico, Angola.
He then helped to remotely detonate a landmine, again echoing his mother's own visit 22 years ago.
It is a "particularly significant" event for the 35-year-old royal, who is currently on a ten-day tour of Africa with wife Meghan Markle, 38, and four-month-old Archie.
He today praised his mother's visit that "helped change the course of history" on social media as he helped to detonate a landmine.
Prince Harry followed in his mum Diana's footsteps as he walked down a busy Angola street that once was a minefield she visited 22 years ago
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Prince Harry followed in his mum Diana's footsteps as he walked down a busy Angola street that once was a minefield she visited 22 years agoCredit: PA:Press Association
Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10019114/angola-landmines-world-prince-harry-africa/
Landmines are explosives. They are triggered by contact and are usually buried either under the ground or above it
What are landmines?
Landmines are explosives. They are triggered by contact and are usually buried either under the ground or above it.
There are two main types of landmines: anti-personnel landmines, aimed at killing or injuring a person, and anti-tank mines, designed to destroy or incapacitate vehicles.
Mines were used in World War One, but their use increased since 1960s.
Angola is known as one of the most heavily mined countries in the world.
More than 100million square metres of land is contaminated in Angola and has more than 1,200 known and suspected minefields.
Millions of landmines and other unexploded bombs are still scattered throughout the country - the legacy of over 40 years of conflict.
Landmines still contaminate large swathes of Angola, which can end in death in some parts of the country.
More than 88,000 people were registered as living with disabilities from landmines and unexploded bombs in 2014.
Around 60 countries and territories are still contaminated with anti-personnel mines
Where else in the world are landmines found?
Around 60 countries and territories are still contaminated with anti-personnel mines.
More than 120,000 people were killed or injured by landmines between 1999-2017, according to research by Landmine Monitor.
Other territories with large areas covered in mines are Chad, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Thailand, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Turkey, Iraq, Yemen and Western Sahara.
Why is Prince Harry visiting there?
Prince Harry followed in his mum Diana's footsteps as he walked down a busy Angola street that once was a minefield she visited 22 years ago.
The Duke of Sussex arrived in Huambo to see the street, which has flourished into a town thanks to the Princess of Wales' work to raise awareness of landmines in the African country.
Princess Diana had visited the region in 1997, just months before her tragic death, to meet with victims of landmines.
And the image of the mother walking between warning flags went on to become of the most iconic photos of her after her death later that year.
Prince Harry, 35, made a speech in front of a tree dubbed the Diana tree on Princess Diana Street after walking down the street
Harry donned body armour and a protective visor as he visited the de-mining site in Dirico, Angola.
He then helped to remotely detonate a landmine, again echoing his mother's own visit 22 years ago.
It is a "particularly significant" event for the 35-year-old royal, who is currently on a ten-day tour of Africa with wife Meghan Markle, 38, and four-month-old Archie.
He today praised his mother's visit that "helped change the course of history" on social media as he helped to detonate a landmine.
Prince Harry followed in his mum Diana's footsteps as he walked down a busy Angola street that once was a minefield she visited 22 years ago
4
Prince Harry followed in his mum Diana's footsteps as he walked down a busy Angola street that once was a minefield she visited 22 years agoCredit: PA:Press Association
Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10019114/angola-landmines-world-prince-harry-africa/
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