One of the bombs found
Major Pham Quoc Vien from Quang Ngai Military Command said that the bombs, which dated back to the American War, were found by local people in the area. Each bomb had a diameter of 20 cm and a length of 160 cm, and weighed 226 kilos. They were defused and relocated to a safe area for a controlled detonation on November 2.
Some 20 percent of Quang Ngai remains contaminated with over 17,500 tonnes of bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance.
According to the Standing Office of the Vietnam National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemicals, the country spent VND12.60 trillion (USD510 million) on bomb and mine detection and clearance during the 2010-2020 period.