Unseen Danger Beneath the Surface: 80 Years After the War’s End, Solomon Islands Faces Ongoing Threat from WWII Explosives – The HALO Trust Reports
Exactly 80 years after the end of World War II in the Pacific, Solomon Islands, site of the Battle of Guadalcanal, is still grappling with a deadly legacy: hundreds of thousands of unexploded and abandoned munitions scattered across its islands, posing a persistent threat to lives, livelihoods, and development. “The UXO threat in Solomon Islands […]