Than Htay (c) ICRC

In Myanmar (also known as Burma) landmines litter the eastern border with Thailand. They’ve been widely used for over fifty years and are a constant danger to local villagers in this very isolated region. There is no attempt to map or clear the mines, and accidents are common. Last year, a new Red Cross Centre opened in Karen State in south-east Myanmar. Since it opened, the centre has helped 600 mine victims among them Than Htay from the village of Nyaung Chaung.