The bomb was discovered at a canal near Luong Van An’s house in Muong Hin Village in Que Phong District’s Tien Phong Commune at around 6 o’clock this morning, September 27.
The bombs found in Tien Phong Commune.
According to Vo Khanh Toan, chairman of Tien Phong Commune, the rains flooded and eroded many areas, including where the bomb was seen.
After being reported, authorities came to zone-off the area where the bomb was and arrange staff to maintain a 24-hour watch to ensure safety. The bomb will be detonated after the rain stops.
Bombs have been found in Nghe An many times.
Decades after the end of the war, Vietnam still suffers from the deadly threat of bombs, mines, and unexploded ordnance (UXO) left by war.
According to the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre, all 63 provinces and centrally-run cities in Vietnam are contaminated with UXO, with 5.6 million hectares of land (17.71 percent of the country’s acreage) affected. It is estimated that between 600,000-800,000 tonnes of UXO are still hidden underground, and 110,000 people have so far become victims of UXO, the Vietnam News Agency reported.