By the end of the war, 1.5 million landmines covered an area of 453 square miles, twice the size of Zion National Park in Utah.

In an incredible, bittersweet success story, Croatia has announced it has freed itself from the scourge of landmines, 31 years after the country’s civil war.

  • Raiderkev@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    22 hours ago

    Came to say exactly this. It is good to see however. Croatia is a beautiful country and people should definitely check it out if they haven’t.