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In Ypres, Belgium, there are still unexploded shells from the first world war being unearthed. Those are now more than 100 years old. Farmers there know not to
by wcoenen 4y ago
In Ypres, Belgium, there are still unexploded shells from the first world war being unearthed. Those are now more than 100 years old. Farmers there know not to plough certain areas of their land.
I think the most recent fatalities because of those bombs occurred in 2014:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26654314 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26654314
- emmelaich 4y agoIt's so common there that you just leave your unexploded munitions at your gate for a pick-up. From Wikipedia .. > In Belgium, Dovo, the country's bomb disposal unit, recovers between 150 and 200 tons of unexploded bombs each year. Over 20 members of the unit have been killed since it was formed in 1919 Many more of the public (farmers typically) have been killed due to the "iron harvest"