Evacuations

Thousands of Cambodian families fled their homes this week as fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border escalated, leaving evacuation shelters overwhelmed and short of essential supplies. The surge in displacement followed intense exchanges of gunfire between the two countries’ forces, according to aid groups working in the area.

Many of those who escaped described fleeing under live fire, leaving behind homes, livestock, and nearly all personal belongings.

At a temple in Srei town, where roughly 500 people have taken refuge, casino worker Chay Rey recalled running with her husband as bullets struck nearby. “My heart was almost broken because I was …