Preah Vihear (Khao Phra Viharn)(Photo from Btinternet.com)
Local People Flee Amid Concern Of Cambodian-Thai Armed Confrontation -- China View
PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Some local residents have been fleeing from the area near Preah Vihear temple amid concern of armed confrontation between Cambodia and Thailand after a deadly clash on the border last week.
"Three members of my family have moved back to Kandal province and I stay here to look after my small souvenir shop in front of the temple," local businessman Srun Sokhorn told Xinhua on Monday.
Some people living at the bottom of the mountain also fled, but some others did not. They watch movies and boxing matches on TV at small cafes, Srun Sokhorn said, adding that about 200 of 319 families still stay here.
"We hope the situation will be normal soon so that I can run my business again," he said.
Local residents are facing shortage of clean water, he said, so they made tent reservoir to collect rain water.
Some children are facing flu from bad weather at the mountain area near the Preah Vihear temple, Kim Ratana, said a doctor at the Preah Vihear provincial health office.
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My Comment: Thailand has enough problems internally. A shooting war with Cambodia would only make the situation worse.