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| Dee Savi at a shelter in Samraong (Photo: Contributor/IRIN) |
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| Recent arrivals to Samraong (Photo: Contributor/IRIN) |
SAMRAONG, 25 April 2011 (IRIN) – At least 36,000 people were displaced on 23-24 April amid fresh fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border, officials say.
The two countries are at loggerheads over ownership of an 11th century Hindu temple, registered as a UN World Heritage Site in 2008.
Each side accused the other of firing rockets and mortars over disputed territory along their 798km border, forcing civilians to flee the area.
Cambodia’s Defence Ministry alleges that Thailand fired heavy weapons more than 21km into Cambodian territory.
In a shelter in the town of Samraong, Dee Savi, 46, said she fled with her family after mortar fire near her village, Sambor Meah.
“I couldn’t continue farming. It became too dangerous for me and my children. We had to escape,” she said.
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