Displaced but determined — thousands of Cambodians remain in sanctuaries as return to border villages are blocked

Wat Kandoul hosts 1,326 refugee families, totalling nearly 5,000 people, including about 2,500 women and more than 1,700 children. - PPP

PHNOM PENH: Nearly two months after fighting broke out along the Thai-Cambodian border, thousands of residents remain unable to return home. Many are living in temporary safety centres while military obstacles and security risks continue to bar access to their villages.

At the Wat Kandoul Safety Centre in Thma Puok district, rows of tents shelter families whose lives were abruptly overturned.