Yemeni children face constant, lethal danger from landmines

STORY: Yemeni children face constant, lethal danger from landmines DATELINE: March 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:07 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of shots of a desert village in Midi District, Hajjah province, northern Yemen 2. various of Raed Gerbhi, a teenage landmine victim 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAED GERBHI, landmine victim 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ALI GERBHI, Brother of Raed Gerbhi STORYLINE: For 12-year-old Yemeni child Raed Gerbhi, the terrible explosion on a cold December day last year left an indelible mark in his life. It started as a normal day when he went out to herd sheep with his friends but ended with mutilation. Without a warning, a landmine exploded under Gerbhi's feet, cutting off his right leg and wounding his hands. His three friends were knocked meters away by the shock wave but miraculously escaped from the explosion unscathed. According to residents of the village of Bani Faid, district of Midi, in Yemen's northern province of Hajjah, the government army s