Sean Moorhouse
Sean Moorhouse is an ex-British Army soldier whose introduction to the aid world came in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. He has worked in mine action jobs in Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Jordan, Kosovo, Sri Lanka and Sudan. He's currently a Technical Field Manager for MAG.
A day in the life of a deminer in Iraq
His face wet with sweat beneath his anti-blast visor, Sabah Mustapha carefully scrapes away yet another small slice of the steep hillside. Despite being high in the Kurdish mountains of Iraq, it's still over 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). As if the heat and the hard physical labour weren't enough, Sabah's already overheated torso also has to cope with the extra burden of his body armour. Not that he would ever dream of working without it; in his years of clearing mines, he has seen their devastating effects on the human body. ...
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