Cambodian evacuees welcome ceasefire but wait in uncertainty as return home unclear


Yern Reth said she fled on December 9 with only her three young grandchildren, while So Chanren, who left her home on December 9 after fighting intensified near the border. - PPP/ANN

PHNOM PENH: While hundreds of thousands of families displaced by recent cross-border fighting in Banteay Meanchey province welcome the Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire, many remain uncertain as to when they can return home, with safety assessments and official instructions still pending.

As of December 27, the Ta Dok Market Safety Centre alone was host to 2,337 families, or 8,485 people, reflecting the scale of displacement caused by the fighting.

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