Civilians seek refuge as conflict erupts between Cambodia, Thailand over border issues
Civilians seek shelter as artillery strikes are fired due to renewed fighting between Cambodia, Thailand over border issues.
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A Thai Buddhist monk uses his computer while taking shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, after he fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
Local people are silhouetted as they carry wooden sticks to make a shelter in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province after fleeing home at Cambodia's border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Flame rises from a house which, Thai local security forces say, was damaged by a Cambodian artillery strike in Surin province, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
Illumination flares fired by Thai military forces shine in Burirum province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rest at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thai residents who fled homes following the clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, head to a shelter in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
A house is seen damaged by Cambodian artillery fire in Sisaket province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
Children take refuge in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province after fleeing with their families from their homes at Cambodia's border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
An wounded Thai soldier is brought to be transferred to a hospital, in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
This shows a house which, Thai local security forces say, was damaged by a Cambodian artillery strike in Surin province, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thai residents cover inside a shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A Thai resident who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, uses mobile phone while taking shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
Thai people wrapped in blankets, who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, take shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
This shows a house which, Thai local security forces say, was damaged by a Cambodian artillery strike in Surin province, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Village security volunteers sit inside shelter during Thai and Cambodian soldiers clashes in Surin province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thai residents who fled homes following the clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, rest at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
This shows a house which, Thai local security forces say, was damaged by a Cambodian artillery strike in Surin province, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
This shows a house which, Thai local security forces say, was damaged by a Cambodian artillery strike in Surin province, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A house is seen damaged by Cambodian artillery fire in Sisaket province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
Village security volunteers eat dinner outside a shelter during Thai and Cambodian soldiers clashes in Surin province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A Thai police officer splashes water to control fire at a house which, Thai local security forces say, was damaged by a Cambodian artillery strike in Surin province, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
A Thai police officer splashes water to control fire at a house which, Thai local security forces say, was damaged by a Cambodian artillery strike in Surin province, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
This shows a house which, Thai local security forces say, was damaged by a Cambodian artillery strike in Surin province, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
Thai residents who fled homes following the clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, rest at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A Cambodian military vehicle drives past an evacuee's tractor in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, Cambodia Wednesday morning, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
An evacuee looks towards his relatives' shelters as they take refuge at Chonkal's rice field in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, after fleeing from home following renewed border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Flame rises from a house which, Thai local security forces say, was damaged by a Cambodian artillery strike in Surin province, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
Yong evacuees help other evacuees to carry donation at Batthkoa Buddhist pagoda in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing from home following fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
A couple cooks breakfast as they take refuge in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, Cambodia Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing from home following fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
A family arrives to take refuge in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, Cambodia Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing from home following fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
People cook their breakfast as they take refuge in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, Cambodia Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing from home following fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
An overview of tents as people take refuge at Chonkal's rice field in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, after fleeing from home following renewed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Evacuated people lie on beds at a medical health center as they take refuge in Batthkoa primary school in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing homes following fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Children sit near tents in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, after fleeing from their homes with their families at Cambodia's border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
People sit next to a Buddha statue as they take refuge in Koak Kroal's Buddhist pagoda, Siem Reap province, Cambodia Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, after fleeing from home following a fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
A family arrives to take refuge in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, Cambodia Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing from home following fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
A woman sits in a tractor's back cart as she takes refuge in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province after fleeing from her home at Cambodia's border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
A police officer controls the traffic as evacuees head to take refuge at Batthkoa primary school in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing from home following fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Cambodia Thailand Locals arrive on motorcycles as they flee their homes from Cambodia's border with Thailand, in Siem Reap province, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Local people sit near their tractors as they take refuge in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province after fleeing from their homes at Cambodia's border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Evacuees head to take refuge at Chonkal's rice field in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, after fleeing from home following renewed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
People flee from home following fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
A woman carries bamboo poles as she takes refuge in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, Cambodia Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing from home following fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)