34,000 Cambodians evacuated, 67 schools closed during Cambodian, Thai border clashes

PHNOM PENH, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The number of Cambodian villagers evacuated from the latest rounds of armed clashes between Cambodian and Thai troops over border disputed areas since Friday last week has increased to 34,000 people, said a senior government official on Thursday.

As of Thursday morning, about 34,000 Cambodians have fled their homes for safe shelters following the bloodshed fightings between Cambodian and Thai troops over the border areas, Nhim Vanda, the first vice-president of the Cambodian National Committee for Disaster Management, told Xinhua by telephone on Thursday.

"Most of them are women, children and elderly people," he said. "Now clean water and sanitary facilities are posing a concern for them."

In addition, 67 schools, with about 1,600 students, have been closed, he added.

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