Croatia Landmine-Free After 30 Years, Survivors Still Bear Wounds
Three decades after the 1991-95 war, Croatia says it has cleared all landmines — but survivors and families still live with lasting injuries and loss.
Croatia has announced it is free of landmines three decades after the 1991-95 war, marking the end of a long demining effort. Yet individual tragedies persist: Davorin Cetin was cleaning a yard when a landmine exploded metres away, leaving him badly injured and instantly killing a close friend.