Displaced Cambodians are evacuated from the Thai-Cambodia border area at Oddar Meanchey province, 20 km (12 miles) from Ta Moan April 23, 2011. Fresh fighting between Thai and Cambodian troops on Saturday killed at last one Thai soldier, raising the number of dead on both sides to eight in two days in the worst bloodshed since the United Nations called for a ceasefire in February.
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17,262 Cambodian villagers have fled their homes and took temporary shelters in makeshift camps and Buddhist temple as far as 60km deep inside Cambodian territory.
Mr. Nhim Vanda, first vice-president of the National Committee for the Management of Disaster, said as at afternoon of Sunday, 17,262 Cambodian villagers, comprised of 4,285 families, had fled their homes and took temporary shelters in 7 makeshift camps provided by the government in Oddar Meanchey province.
He said that the Cambodian Red cross has also done a good job by providing necessary assistance to the evacuees.
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17,200 Cambodians evacuated during Cambodian, Thai border clashes
PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) -- So far, 4,285 Cambodian families of 17,200 people have been evacuated in the three days of armed clashes between Cambodian and Thai troops over the disputed border area, a senior government official said today.
The people have been evacuated to safe shelters in Oddar Meanchey province's Samrong district, some 30 kilometers from the fighting zone, Nhim Vanda, the first vice-president of the Cambodian National Committee for Disaster Management, said today.
The clashes broke out at the Ta Moan and Ta Krabei temples in Oddar Meanchey province since Friday, causing casualties on both sides and damage to the temples and villagers' properties.
During the armed clashes, six Cambodian soldiers were killed and 16 others injured.
While on the Thai side, four soldiers were dead and 17 others injured, according to a report from Bangkok.
The border between Thailand and Cambodia has never been completely demarcated.
Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple was enlisted as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008. But Thailand claims the ownership of 4.6 sq km of scrub next to the temple. Just a week after the enlistment, Cambodia and Thailand had a border conflict, triggering a military build-up along the border, and periodic clashes between Cambodian and Thai soldiers have resulted in deaths on both sides.
Mr. Nhim Vanda, first vice-president of the National Committee for the Management of Disaster, said as at afternoon of Sunday, 17,262 Cambodian villagers, comprised of 4,285 families, had fled their homes and took temporary shelters in 7 makeshift camps provided by the government in Oddar Meanchey province.
He said that the Cambodian Red cross has also done a good job by providing necessary assistance to the evacuees.
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17,200 Cambodians evacuated during Cambodian, Thai border clashes
PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) -- So far, 4,285 Cambodian families of 17,200 people have been evacuated in the three days of armed clashes between Cambodian and Thai troops over the disputed border area, a senior government official said today.
The people have been evacuated to safe shelters in Oddar Meanchey province's Samrong district, some 30 kilometers from the fighting zone, Nhim Vanda, the first vice-president of the Cambodian National Committee for Disaster Management, said today.
The clashes broke out at the Ta Moan and Ta Krabei temples in Oddar Meanchey province since Friday, causing casualties on both sides and damage to the temples and villagers' properties.
During the armed clashes, six Cambodian soldiers were killed and 16 others injured.
While on the Thai side, four soldiers were dead and 17 others injured, according to a report from Bangkok.
The border between Thailand and Cambodia has never been completely demarcated.
Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple was enlisted as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008. But Thailand claims the ownership of 4.6 sq km of scrub next to the temple. Just a week after the enlistment, Cambodia and Thailand had a border conflict, triggering a military build-up along the border, and periodic clashes between Cambodian and Thai soldiers have resulted in deaths on both sides.
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the convoy of Khmer people fleeing the war zone at not fault at their own how they going to support themselves this have to be end our gov have to do the utmost to stop the Thai madness .
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