PHNOM PENH, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The number of Cambodian evacuees from the ongoing border fighting with Thailand has risen to more than 300,000 as of Friday afternoon, the Cambodian Ministry of Interior said in a press release.
Nearly 90,000 families with over 300,000 people had fled their homes near the Thai border for safe shelters, the press release said.
The Cambodia-Thailand border conflict was still going on as of Friday afternoon, said Cambodian Defense Ministry's Undersecretary of State and Spokesperson Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata.
"At 13:27, the Thai troops deployed aircraft to bombard Veal Intry area (in Preah Vihear province)," she said in a press briefing.
Socheata added that the Thai army also intensified its artillery shelling and toxic smoke at Prey Chan village in Banteay Meanchey province on Friday afternoon.■
