Current events project script erica rodenschmit

1. Current Events Project Script
Experts Combine Technology and Fieldwork to Find Mass Graves from Khmer Rouge Era
Important Elements of the Story- Mass Grave Sites are being found from the
Khmer Rouge Era by combining technology and simple fieldwork.
● Who? Documentation Centre of Cambodia.
● What? Finding out how many bodies are in these Mass Graves. Experts are using a
lawnmower-like piece of equipment that sends ground-penetrating radar to unearth clues
of Mass Graves.
● When? November 5th, 2018.
● Where? Prey Veng, Cambodia.
● Why is this event important to the people of SEA? It is important to the people of
SEA, because it could potentially help find family members and/or ancestors of the
people in Cambodia or other countries that were slaughtered during Khmer Rouge’s
Reign.
● How does this impact the people of SEA, or the world? It impacts them because this
project has helped find bodies in other countries and is helping find Mass Graves from
the Khmer Rouge Era.
How would you feel if you found out a late family member and/or ancestor was in one of those
Mass Graves?