Over 34 Tons of War Material Eliminated in Austria Last Year

The EMD was called to action 995 times, the Ministry of Defence announced on Sunday in a press release. The specialists destroyed, for example, 65 cluster bombs, 31 anti-personnel mines, and 44 unexploded bombs weighing 50 kilograms or more, rendering them harmless.

With a total of 34,687.30 kilograms of war material of various kinds, up to 100 high-rise buildings with 20 floors could be controlled detonated, it was explained. The EMD's areas of operation are diverse. For example, the EMD's diving group recovered 571.5 kilograms of war materials from bodies of water; in high alpine terrain, 146 kilograms of ammunition and war material were recovered. "The numbers show that the end of finds of war relics is far from in sight," emphasized Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP).

EMD Destroyed 14.91 Tons of the Recovered War Material

The EMD destroyed 14.91 tons of the recovered war material by detonation at the Federal Army's blasting sites. About 4.8 tons of infantry ammunition were incinerated in a special furnace and the resulting ammunition scrap was recycled. Approximately 6.57 tons of war scrap were taken directly for final disposal. Particularly challenging was that the EMD encountered non-handling safe ammunition 47 times. This was not transportable and had to be destroyed on the spot by detonation. In the process, 422.90 kilograms of war material were rendered harmless. All recoveries and detonations last year were carried out without material and personal damage.

(APA/Red)

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