Huambo — At least 64,380 landmines were cleared from January 1995 to October 2009 by the Non-governmental organisation "The Halo Trust" in the provinces of Bié, Huambo, Benguela and Kuando Kubango, Angop learned Wednesday.

According to the NGO operations officer, Valdemar Fernandes, of the mines cleared, 52,561 were anti-personnel and 11,819 anti-tank.

He also said that 73,068 unexploded ordnances that hindered the free flow of people and goods in the region were defused.

Valdemar Fernandes explained that from 1995 to date The Halo Trust has cleared 11.9 million square metres of land.

The officer considered as positive the work carried out by his organisation, highlighting that The Halo Trust has cleared a total of 39.255 kilometres of road in the said provinces.

He highlighted that The Halo Trust has carried out landmine danger awareness campaigns and workshops in the said provinces, having covered 410,782 people.