April 25, 2011
BANGKOK (Xinhua) -- Five Thai troops have been killed and about 30,000 residents have withdrawn from the Thai border area since the latest round of border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia happened recently, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department's general-director said Monday.
About 25,942 Thai residents living in 36 villages of northeastern Surin province along the border have suffered from border-cross firing and shelling while some 4,500 in Buriram province are affected. All together about 30,000 evacuees are currently staying at over 20 makeshift camps in two provinces, according to the department.
Meanwhile, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanavisit said six hospitals in Surin province have been closed temporarily and all of their staff have been deployed to work at 35 field hospitals in Surin and Buriram provinces to take care of the evacuees around the clock.
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