How did the deminers clear the land?
Three flexible, multi-skilled Mine Action Teams (MATs) carried out clearance manually – using high-tech hand-held detectors and a range of tools to cut vegetation and uncover mines. They were supported by mechanical equipment, such as a Bulldozer fitted with a mine roller, to prepare the ground and clear the brush. This greatly improves the productivity of the MATs. • More on Mine Action Teams Elsewhere, a road construction company found an anti-tank mine on the verge of the road in Musseringinge, 23 kilometres north of Luena. Further investigation of the area by MAG Angola’s Rapid Response Team2 resulted in the discovery of more mines and other explosive remnants of war. Between January and June 2009, MAG cleared a total of 191 km of road in Moxico. Water UNICEF requested that MAG clear a suspect area blocking access to a water tower, located close to a school and a health clinic. MAG removed two anti-tank mines and six items of UXO. As a result, 1,239 people in the area now have safe
