Families on both sides caught in crossfire as Thai-Cambodian fighting continues

People take shelter inside a bunker amid deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area in Sa Kaeo province, Thailand, December 10, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

SAI THO 10 VILLAGE, Thailand/SAMRAONG, Cambodia, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Thousands of families on both sides of the disputed border separating Thailand and Cambodia have fled to escape a bitter new conflict between the two Southeast Asian nations, but some have been forced to stay behind.

Wuttikrai Chimngarm, a Thai security guard who also serves as village head, hunkered down behind a makeshift bunker built from six layers of tyres as shelling continued to shake the Thai border province of Buriram.