PHNOM PENH, Dec 13 (NNN-AKP) – The number of Cambodian evacuees from the ongoing border fighting with Thailand has risen to more than 300,000, as of yesterday afternoon, the Cambodian Ministry of Interior said, in a press release.
Nearly 90,000 families with over 300,000 people had fled their homes near the Thai border for safe shelters, the press release said.
The Cambodia-Thailand border conflict was still going on as of yesterday afternoon, said Cambodian Defence Ministry’s Undersecretary of State and Spokesperson, Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata.
“At 13:27 p.m., the Thai troops deployed aircraft to bombard Veal Intry area (in Preah Vihear province),” she said in a press briefing.
Socheata added that, the Thai army also intensified its artillery shelling and toxic smoke at Prey Chan village in Banteay Meanchey province, yesterday afternoon.– NNN-AKP