"Half a million evacuees in Cambodia and Thailand are sheltering in pagodas, schools and other safe havens after fleeing a renewed eruption of fighting in a century-old border dispute. At least 13 people, including Thai soldiers and Cambodian civilians, have been killed in the latest spate of fighting, now in its third day on Wednesday, officials said, while more than 500,000 have fled border regions where jets, tanks and drones are waging battle."
"The Southeast Asian neighbours dispute the colonial-era demarcation of their 800-kilometre (500-mile) frontier, where competing claims to historic temples have spilled over into armed conflict. This week's clashes are the deadliest since five days of fighting in July, which killed dozens and displaced about 300,000 people before a shaky truce was agreed. Both sides blame each other for instigating the renewed conflict, which on Tuesday expanded to five provinces in both Thailand and Cambodia."
Renewed fighting along the Cambodia-Thailand frontier has forced over 500,000 people to flee into pagodas, schools and other safe havens in both countries. Jets, tanks and drones have been employed as clashes spread across five provinces, killing at least 13 people including Thai soldiers and Cambodian civilians. The dispute centers on colonial-era demarcation of an 800-kilometre frontier and competing claims to historic temples. The current clashes are the deadliest since July's five-day fighting that displaced about 300,000 before a shaky truce. Both sides accuse each other of instigating the fighting. Cambodia withdrew from the Southeast Asian Games amid safety concerns.
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