Photos show locals in Thailand and Cambodia taking shelter as border conflict intensifies

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Photos show locals in Thailand and Cambodia taking shelter as border conflict intensifies

2025-12-11 14:41 Last Updated At：14:50

Locals in Thailand and Cambodia took shelter after Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border and Cambodia fired back with rockets and drones, as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year. The renewed combat between the Southeast Asian neighbors drove tens of thousands of people to flee border areas in both countries.

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Illumination flares fired by Thai military forces shine in Burirum province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

An wounded Thai soldier is brought to be transferred to a hospital, in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A Thai police officer splashes water to control fire at a house which, Thai local security forces say, was damaged by a Cambodian artillery in Surin province, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Evacuated people lie on beds at a medical health center as they take refuge in Batthkoa primary school in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing homes following a fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

A Thai resident who fled home following the clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, rests at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai residents who fled homes following the clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, rest at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A man removes fishing net from a pond as he takes refuge in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, Cambodia Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing from home following a fighting between Cambodia and Thailand over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

People warm themselves near a flame as they take refuge in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, Cambodia Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing from home following a fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Local people are silhouetted as they carry wooden sticks to make a shelter in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province after fleeing home at Cambodia's border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Children sit near tents in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, after fleeing from their homes with their families at Cambodia's border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Thai people, who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, takes shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

A Thai Buddhist monk uses his computer while taking shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, after he fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

One of Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rests at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rest at an evacuation center in Buriram province, Thailand, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Sopa Saelee)

Local people take refuge in Prey Chamkar Ta Doak market in Banteay Meanchey province in Cambodia, near the border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

People stay in a line to register at Prey Chamkar Ta Doak market, as they leave the area near the border with Thailand, in Banteay Meanchey province of Cambodia's, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Thai residents, who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, takes shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Thai residents who fled their homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers line up for food distribution at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rest at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Local people take refuge in Prey Chamkar Ta Doak market in Banteay Meanchey province in Cambodia, near the border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

A Thai resident who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, uses mobile phone while taking shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

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Illumination flares fired by Thai military forces shine in Burirum province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

An wounded Thai soldier is brought to be transferred to a hospital, in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A Thai police officer splashes water to control fire at a house which, Thai local security forces say, was damaged by a Cambodian artillery in Surin province, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Evacuated people lie on beds at a medical health center as they take refuge in Batthkoa primary school in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing homes following a fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

A Thai resident who fled home following the clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, rests at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai residents who fled homes following the clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, rest at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A man removes fishing net from a pond as he takes refuge in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, Cambodia Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing from home following a fighting between Cambodia and Thailand over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

People warm themselves near a flame as they take refuge in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, Cambodia Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing from home following a fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Local people are silhouetted as they carry wooden sticks to make a shelter in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province after fleeing home at Cambodia's border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Children sit near tents in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, after fleeing from their homes with their families at Cambodia's border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Thai people, who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, takes shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

A Thai Buddhist monk uses his computer while taking shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, after he fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

One of Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rests at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rest at an evacuation center in Buriram province, Thailand, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Sopa Saelee)

Local people take refuge in Prey Chamkar Ta Doak market in Banteay Meanchey province in Cambodia, near the border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

People stay in a line to register at Prey Chamkar Ta Doak market, as they leave the area near the border with Thailand, in Banteay Meanchey province of Cambodia's, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Thai residents, who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, takes shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Thai residents who fled their homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers line up for food distribution at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rest at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Local people take refuge in Prey Chamkar Ta Doak market in Banteay Meanchey province in Cambodia, near the border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

A Thai resident who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, uses mobile phone while taking shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

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Schools in Chicago and other Midwestern cities called off classes, airlines canceled thousands of weekend flights, churches moved Sunday services online and the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, decided to hold its Saturday night radio performance without fans. Carnival parades in Louisiana were canceled or rescheduled.

At least 182 million people were under watches or warnings for ice and snow, and more than 210 million were under cold weather advisories or warnings. In many places those overlapped.

Utility companies braced for power outages because ice-coated trees and power lines can keep falling long after a storm has passed.

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Frigid air that spilled down from Canada prompted the cancellations of classes at schools throughout the Midwest. Wind chills as low as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 40 Celsius) meant that frostbite could set in within 10 minutes, making it too dangerous to walk to school or wait for the bus.

In Bismarck, North Dakota, where the wind chill was minus 41 (minus 41 Celsius), Colin Cross cleaned out an empty unit for the apartment complex where he works.

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The federal government put nearly 30 search and rescue teams on standby. Officials had more than 7 million meals, 600,000 blankets and 300 generators placed throughout the area the storm was expected to cross, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

President Donald Trump said via social media that his administration was coordinating with state and local officials and “FEMA is fully prepared to respond.”

After the storm passes, it will take a while to thaw out. Ice can add hundreds of pounds to power lines and branches and make them more susceptible to snapping, especially if it's windy.

In at least 11 Southern states from Texas to Virginia, a majority of homes are heated by electricity, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

A severe cold snap five years ago took down much of the power grid in Texas, leaving millions without power for days and resulting in hundreds of deaths. Gov. Greg Abbott vowed that will not happen again, and utility companies were bringing in thousands of employees to help keep the lights on.

In Atlanta, where temperatures could dip to 10 degrees (minus 12 Celsius) and stay below freezing for 36 hours, M. Cary & Daughters Plumbing co-owner Melissa Cary ordered all the pipe and repair supplies she could get. She predicted that her daily calls could go from about 40 to several hundred.

“We’re out there; we can’t feel our fingers, our toes; we’re soaking wet,” Cary said. “I keep the hot chocolate and soup coming.”

Boston declared a cold emergency through the weekend, and Connecticut was working with neighboring New York and Massachusetts in case travel restrictions are needed on major highways.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont urged people to go grocery shopping now and “stay home on Sunday.”

Philadelphia announced schools would be closed Monday. Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. told students, “It’s also appropriate to have one or two very safe snowball fights.”

Whittni Slater, who has been sleeping in his car in Detroit, got scared when he saw the weather forecast and searched for a place to stay. On Thursday night he slept on one 80 cots set up in a gymnasium at the Pope Francis Center.

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“I have a four-wheel-drive truck, and as long as I’m patient and take my time, I’m not concerned about getting stranded or stuck or anything like that,” he said.

Some universities in the South canceled classes for Monday, including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Mississippi's main campus in Oxford.

At the University of Georgia, in Athens, sophomore Eden England stayed on campus to ride things out with friends, even as the school encouraged students to leave dorms and go home because of concerns about losing power.

“I’d rather be with my friends,” England said, “kind of struggling together if anything happens.”

Megnien and Amy reported from Atlanta. Associated Press writers around the country contributed.

Photos show locals in Thailand and Cambodia taking shelter as border conflict intensifies

Photos show locals in Thailand and Cambodia taking shelter as border conflict intensifies

Illumination flares fired by Thai military forces shine in Burirum province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

An wounded Thai soldier is brought to be transferred to a hospital, in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A Thai police officer splashes water to control fire at a house which, Thai local security forces say, was damaged by a Cambodian artillery in Surin province, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Evacuated people lie on beds at a medical health center as they take refuge in Batthkoa primary school in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing homes following a fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

A Thai resident who fled home following the clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, rests at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai residents who fled homes following the clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, rest at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A man removes fishing net from a pond as he takes refuge in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, Cambodia Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing from home following a fighting between Cambodia and Thailand over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

People warm themselves near a flame as they take refuge in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, Cambodia Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing from home following a fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Local people are silhouetted as they carry wooden sticks to make a shelter in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province after fleeing home at Cambodia's border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Children sit near tents in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, after fleeing from their homes with their families at Cambodia's border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Thai people, who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, takes shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

A Thai Buddhist monk uses his computer while taking shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, after he fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

One of Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rests at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rest at an evacuation center in Buriram province, Thailand, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Sopa Saelee)

Local people take refuge in Prey Chamkar Ta Doak market in Banteay Meanchey province in Cambodia, near the border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

People stay in a line to register at Prey Chamkar Ta Doak market, as they leave the area near the border with Thailand, in Banteay Meanchey province of Cambodia's, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Thai residents, who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, takes shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Thai residents who fled their homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers line up for food distribution at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rest at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Local people take refuge in Prey Chamkar Ta Doak market in Banteay Meanchey province in Cambodia, near the border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

A Thai resident who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, uses mobile phone while taking shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Illumination flares fired by Thai military forces shine in Burirum province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

An wounded Thai soldier is brought to be transferred to a hospital, in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A Thai police officer splashes water to control fire at a house which, Thai local security forces say, was damaged by a Cambodian artillery in Surin province, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Evacuated people lie on beds at a medical health center as they take refuge in Batthkoa primary school in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing homes following a fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

A Thai resident who fled home following the clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, rests at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai residents who fled homes following the clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, rest at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A man removes fishing net from a pond as he takes refuge in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, Cambodia Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing from home following a fighting between Cambodia and Thailand over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

People warm themselves near a flame as they take refuge in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, Cambodia Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, after fleeing from home following a fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Local people are silhouetted as they carry wooden sticks to make a shelter in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province after fleeing home at Cambodia's border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Children sit near tents in Srey Snam, Siem Reap province, after fleeing from their homes with their families at Cambodia's border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Thai people, who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, takes shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

A Thai Buddhist monk uses his computer while taking shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, after he fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

One of Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rests at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rest at an evacuation center in Buriram province, Thailand, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Sopa Saelee)

Local people take refuge in Prey Chamkar Ta Doak market in Banteay Meanchey province in Cambodia, near the border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

People stay in a line to register at Prey Chamkar Ta Doak market, as they leave the area near the border with Thailand, in Banteay Meanchey province of Cambodia's, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Thai residents, who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, takes shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Thai residents who fled their homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers line up for food distribution at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rest at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Local people take refuge in Prey Chamkar Ta Doak market in Banteay Meanchey province in Cambodia, near the border with Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

A Thai resident who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, uses mobile phone while taking shelter in Buriram province, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

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