Fanciulla from Herzegovina bare hands removed more than 500 mines
Anyone wanting to know where they are located minefields in the wider plateau near the village of Herzegovina Mišljen, about 12 kilometers away from the center Ljubinja seek seventy Ceda Giordano.
Through Čedinu house was known, he says, in a single day go by a dozen or more experts in the field of demining from abroad, then SFOR, the Mine Action Centre (BH MAC), numerous team of foreigners who are interested in the mines and the way to which they are detected and removed. He promised he says, several times, to no longer be on mines, but has agreed to talk about it for Anadolu Agency (AA).
"I do not know from which country did not come here all SFOR troops who were in the house. Most are talking about mine. I told them not to talk about them more because we crossed over his head. I always have the same story to talk about. Because, I can not invent another. You're talking about that story and ten times. They came from Belgrade, Sarajevo ... Since every coming, "says Đordan for AA.
She states that the team is properly presented, performed their part of the deal, but "probably no one more was interested."
Collection of mines on the wall of the house
On the wall of his house Čedo set collection of mines and now held at yourself as a reminder of the time when they were almost daily finding in the field while tending his flock of sheep.
Among them is a piece of anti-personnel fragmentation mines stepping known as "the worst mine in the world - killers" PROM 1st What PROM 1 classifies as "the worst in the world - the killer" is what can be in the mud or water and spend 100 years, and that and thereafter is completely inactive, because the sealed. When triggered, PROM 1, which otherwise has a double filling, pops up to a height of 70 inches and the explosion kills everything in the area of 50 meters.
In Čedinoj collection has a few copies of anti-personnel fragmentation mines PMR 2 A known as "corn". There is a mine hand made, and anti-personnel antimagnetic PMA-2 also known as pie, as well as numerous lighters, caps, rings silica which were related, the remains of filling grenades, helmet ... Čedo mine keeps hidden so as not to come into the hands of children.
And, Čedo in recent years found hundreds of mines.
"There were about 500 while I kept records. There PROM 1, although a small amount. Most of them were 'kukuruznjaca' mine-like as corn. And 'pasty' from other areas that I was. I thought this would someone pay or a confession. But, for no one was interested. Then I stopped writing. And, approximately, and now I know the one 50 to 100 places that are about five, roughly ten, fifteen, mines depends, "says Čedo for AA.
He found them Čedo the wider area around your house. I successfully deactivated. For AA is even simulate how it works, or how the lighter and capsule separated from the explosives.
"I did not measure, but I took part in demining length of over 10 kilometers of minefields. Not counting that first came to marking, to forbid the marking minefields. It was over ten kilometers until it was BH MAC, "said a self-taught deminer.
Yellow zone on the border
The reason is in this locality municipalities Ljubinje in BiH. RS entity located along the area of the Flat on one side and the other side of Stolac in BiH. FBH present a large number of mines and explosive ordnance is the proximity of the former front lines in the recent war in Bosnia and Hrcegovini. Because of Čedine houses in the village Mišljen first line is, the size was about 400 to 500 meters.
The Dayton Peace Agreement was signed in 1995 and its implementation, which began the first months of 1996, the inhabitants of that tripod has brought environmental problems that kill - mines. Long's story Čedo for AA, the site was "yellow zone" in which are not used, and out of it came out. And, when it became known when he will go invisible line between the two entities could be accessed fight against "war legacy - mine".
"First it was SFOR. Then they were Spaniards. Perhaps it was this, some military from Ljubinje, which belonged to Bileca or do not know to whom. They were the main monitoring demining. They were also present during the destruction of mines. They came every day and in this composition are doing something about eight months, "recalls Čedo.
As a connoisseur of minefields Čedo at that time had a role deminers.
"I was a consultant. I've had some benefits. It only. After that came from Sarajevo, Banja Luka, I have no idea how many there were. I've always asked for such participation to show them where the minefields are all set, "said Cedo.
On the wider area Herzegovinian municipalities Ljubinje Ceda Giordano know as a man of minefields. When asked if as they say a man from minefields as they say to him Čedo answers: "Probably. I'm not exactly in the middle, but somewhere near the end. "
For a man of the minefields know where each of them.
"I know every minefield. To the village Dočašća I found them 26th so there were, mine fields, namely, of elm and Cavs up here. Do not count on lines: for example here in one place, we had five minefields one beneath the other. Then one kilometer is another minefield. So is two kilometers to the Cavs one village was again a minefield. Here in the village where I'm working cattle that grazed there were a few minefields cascade next to each other, "says Cedo.
fear present
The team Anadolu Agency wanted to know if the Čedo Đordan still be deminer, a man of the minefields.
"Well, I should not be. For, not as mine yet to be found. Only God forbid that again someone else is asking. I guess not. It will be so smart that they do not set ", MSLI Čedo.
However, although he hoped that the new mine will be, has the desire.
"I would love to come to this destroy what is everywhere. I am from today to tomorrow. Go years. And, you can not be found in hot where they were housed not leave me here. And, nobody comes. There is a fear that someone finds. Because there are those complex: explosives and caps are not expensive and it is not dangerous. But for children is dangerous all, "says Đordan.
We were interested in whether at Cede was no fear in the face of mine and what is his first feeling was when he finds a mine.
"The only thing I'm not so crazy that there was no fear. It had to be. Because they say crazy and fears. It used to be a little shake. While started. When accustomed then anyone usual. Here came SFOR and the woman says: take him to The Hague because of there will come, and here, from the mine field do not know if ", recounts his experiences to AA Đordan.
After the presentation for AA Đordan the mines of "your collection" back to safety. Out of reach of the hand of those in whom they may be.
- 29 Jan, 2015
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