Mourad al-Marouai was just nine when he was killed by a landmine on a beach in war-torn Yemen, an tragedy that will haunt his family forever. After a swim, the little boy "suddenly disappeared" when he and his two brothers were beach-combing for garbage to sell. The chilling incident in January, in the western province of Hodeida, is all too common in Yemen, where mines are a constant threat and hobble economic activity and aid. Mourad's father, Ahmed, is left grappling with the wrenching memory of his son's remains scattered across the ground. "I could not wash him or wrap him in a shroud (as per Muslim tradition). I just buried pieces of him in a plastic bag." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES