Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video, Dr. Keo Chamroeun describes how he escaped from his medical center in the Cambodian village of Tamann Senchey as the cross-border clashes with Thailand erupted.

Also, shop owner Sreng Chan Thol speaks about the destruction of her home and business and how difficult it will be to rebuild.

Although the fighting only lasted for five days, 43 people were killed and more than 300,000 people in both countries were displaced.

Residents say the conflict was the most ferocious and economically damaging in living memory.

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( Footage taken by Anton L. Delgado )

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