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SRI LANKA: Tsunami Update (June 2005)

The following tasks have all been undertaken in the area of Battacaloa in the six months since the tsunami.

AREA ACTIVITY ITEMS FOUND
Kallady
(completed)		 Battle Area Clearance: 417,975 sq metres
Mechanical Clearance: 83,000 sq metres		 6 Anti-Personnel Mines
9 items of UXO
Kallah
(completed)		 Battle Area Clearance: 6,735 sq metres 115 items of UXO
714 items of ammunition
Mankerney
(completed)		 Battle Area Clearance: 453,576 sq metres 25 Anti-Personnel Mines
298 items of UXO
5,116 items of ammunition
Kyankerney
(completed)		 Battle Area Clearance: 122,064 sq metres No mines or UXO found
Kalkudah / Passikudah
(ongoing)		 Battle Area Clearance: 225,059 sq metres 385 Anti-Personnel Mines
30 items of UXO

To date 4 sites have been completed and 1 site is ongoing.
416 Anti-Personnel Mines, 452 items of UXO and 5,830 items of ammunition found.

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