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2022-05-19 India-Pakistan
Forest fire triggers several landmine explosions along LoC in J&K’s Poonch
Sunlight disinfects, fire clearly clears hidden explosives.
[OneIndia] A forest fire triggered several landmine explosions along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
's Poonch district on Wednesday.

The fire that started in a forest across the LoC on Monday spread to the Indian side in the Mendhar sector, they said.

The fire triggered the earth-shattering kaboom of nearly half a dozen landmines that were part of the anti-infiltration obstacle system, officials said.

"The forest fire has been raging for the past three days. We along with the Army are dousing the fire.

"The fFire was brought under control but this morning it started in Daramshal block and spread fast due to powerful winds", Forester Kanar Hussain Shah said.

He added that the blaze was later brought under control with the help of the Army as it reached near the border hamlet, he said.

In Rajouri district, another huge fire broke out in the Sunderbandi area near the border which spread to other forest areas, including Ghambhir, Nikka, Panjgraye, Brahamana, Moghala, officials said on Wednesday.

The fire also erupted in Kalakote's Kalar, Ranthal, Chingi forests.

"The fire came from across the border and also spread to LOC areas of Upper Kangdi and Dok Banyad", the official said.

The forest fires was brought under control, without a human loss, they said.

Another massive fire was broke out in the agriculture fields along International Border (IB) in Jammu district, officials said.

The fire spread to several kilometers of area close to Beli Azmat borer out post (BoP) of the BSF, they said, adding it was brought under control.
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#4 This part of the reason why people keep wanting to outlaw landmines. Heavy rainfall can move them around, fires can cause them to explode, vegetation can make them unfindable later and the list goes on and on... Still, they serve a purpose and will continue being used until the need ends.
Posted by magpie 2022-05-19 11:08||   2022-05-19 11:08|| Front Page Top

#5 All those palatial homes in the app ad, does the risk include this:

Humaira Asghar, known as “Dolly” to her 11.5 million TikTok fans, faces charges for allegedly setting a forest fire while shooting a TikTok video in Pakistan’s capital city Islamabad.
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-05-19 17:03||   2022-05-19 17:03|| Front Page Top

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