[ra]

I stayed near Dubrovnik in the summer of 2005. There was a wildfire burning on on the hills behind us.

The fire traversed the hillside, and every hour or two a landmine would explode.

This was ten years after the war.

[segmondy]

10 years is a long time, but 10 years after a war is not a long time. Damages to building still remains, mines and plenty of unexploded ordinances will remain, and psychological scars are still very strong.

[sensanaty]

Yep, the city center in Belgrade still has dilapidated, bombed buildings, 26 years after the bombs fell.

[krater23]

Sounds like the cheapest way to remove mines from land.

[jandrewrogers]

It is not reliable though, so you still have to de-mine it the traditional way.