Over Half a Million Evacuated Amid Renewed Cambodia-Thailand Border Clashes
International Desk
Published: 10 December 2025, 08:17 pm
Over 500,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Thailand and Cambodia following the escalation of a long-standing border conflict, officials reported on Wednesday. The latest wave of evacuations surpasses those recorded during similar clashes earlier this year.
Thai Defence Ministry spokesperson Surasant Kongsiri stated at a press conference, “Civilians have had to evacuate in large numbers due to what we assessed as an imminent threat to their safety. More than 400,000 people have been moved to safe shelters across seven provinces. We want to prevent a recurrence of the attacks on civilians that occurred in July 2025.”
In Cambodia, Defence Ministry spokeswoman Maly Socheata confirmed that 101,229 people have been relocated to secure shelters and relatives’ homes across five provinces as of Tuesday evening.
The clashes stem from a long-standing dispute over the colonial-era demarcation of the 800-kilometre (500-mile) frontier, where competing claims to historic temples have repeatedly triggered armed confrontations. This week’s fighting is the deadliest since five days of intense conflict in July that resulted in dozens of deaths and displaced around 300,000 people on both sides, ending only after a temporary truce brokered with the intervention of then-US President Donald Trump.
Both Thailand and Cambodia have accused each other of instigating the renewed violence, which on Tuesday spread to five provinces in both countries, according to an AFP tally of official statements. Humanitarian agencies continue to mobilize relief efforts as civilians seek safety amid the intensifying tensions along the border.
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