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Plocica—Scorched Earth (Part II)
A villager from Plocica despairs in front of his burning food
storage shed. Human Rights Watch found widespread evidence that food
storage units, granaries, cattle and other objects essential to the
survival of the civilian population were systematically targeted for
looting and destruction by Yugoslav forces.
Burning villages in the Drenica region, Kosovo, as viewed from the village
of Plocica, September 27, 1998. Many of the homes in the foreground had
already burned. Heavy artillery could be heard in the background
as the bombardment by Yugoslav forces of abandoned villages continued.
A child in front of his destroyed home in Plocica, Kosovo. Yugoslav forces are alleged to have destroyed thousands of homes, forcing approximately 250,000 people to flee throughout Kosovo.
A villager from Plocica, Kosovo returns from sheltering in the forest to
find his home completely destroyed.
©Human Rights Watch 1999
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