A total of 11 Cambodian civilians have been killed and 76 injured, most of them requiring emergency treatment, from December 7 until 7am this morning, December 12, according to the Ministry of Interior.
The ministry added that the number of displaced families has risen to 81,381, or 274,403 people, as of 7am, across Preah Vihear, Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Koh Kong and Pursat provinces.
These numbers account only for those staying at the official sanctuaries organised by provincial authorities, and do not include people who fled independently to other safe areas.
As of Friday morning, civilians continue to flee.
According to the ministry, Thai attacks are continuing to damage houses, businesses, administrative buildings, schools, pagodas, ancient temples, roads and numerous public facilities. The Thai military has reportedly intensified its artillery shelling and airstrikes from F-16 fighter jets.
Airstrikes have targeted villages and civilian-populated areas as far as 80 to 90 kilometres inside Cambodian territory in Preah Vihear province.
The essential public services that authorities provide — and that civilians rely on — have almost come to a complete halt. 909 schools have closed, affecting 216,107 students and 7,601 teachers.
“This does not yet include the consequences of the toxic smoke the Thai side continues to use in its assaults against Cambodia — behaviour that lacks humanity and violates international law,” the ministry added.
It continued to call on ASEAN, the UN and the international community to monitor, condemn and take legal action consistent with international principles regarding the brutal and reckless crimes committed by the Thai government and military — actions that constitute serious violations of the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention Against Torture and the ASEAN Charter, among others.
The ministry demands that Thailand immediately cease all acts of aggression, including acts of war and crimes against humanity, and fully comply with the ceasefire agreement, especially the Joint Statement on the Cambodia–Thailand Peace Agreement, which was signed by both prime ministers, with the President of the US and the Prime Minister of Malaysia as witnesses, along with supportive statements from foreign partners and the international community.
