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Cambodia-Border Clashes/Schools
Oddar Meanchey, Cambodia - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of shelters, displaced residents, children
2. Children studying at shelter
3. SOUNDBITE (Khmer) Saran Samnang, refugee (ending with shot 4):
"I worry about my children's education and whether they'll be able to catch up when school eventually resumes. However, I'm relieved that the shelter offers learning activities like reading and writing, allowing the children to continue their education while they're here."
4. Various of children studying
5. SOUNDBITE (Khmer) Vandy Nou, volunteer teacher (partially overlaid with shots 6-7):
"I feel deeply sympathetic for the children who can't go to school and are living in fear due to the fighting. I'm very glad I can help by keeping them engaged in educational activities, so they can feel safer and less afraid."
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
6. Vandy Nou teaching children
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
8. Various of children studying
9. Various of children at shelter
Numerous schools in the border province of Oddar Meanchey, Cambodia, have been closed due to ongoing clashes with neighboring Thailand.
The escalating tensions along the border have forced thousands of people to abandon their homes, with families taking only what they can carry as they flee.
As artillery fire and aerial activity intensified in civilian areas, authorities mandated evacuations and shut down schools in several border districts.
Across the affected provinces, at least 130,000 students are unable to attend school, according to official statistics.
"I worry about my children's education and whether they'll be able to catch up when school eventually resumes. However, I'm relieved that the shelter offers learning activities like reading and writing, allowing the children to continue their education while they're here," said Saran Samnang, a refugee.
Maintaining educational activities amidst the ongoing conflict is challenging, but the effort is essential.
"I feel deeply sympathetic for the children who can't go to school and are living in fear due to the fighting. I'm very glad I can help by keeping them engaged in educational activities, so they can feel safer and less afraid," said Vandy Nou, a volunteer teacher.
For these children, their future depends on how soon the situation can stabilize, how quickly peace can return to the border regions, and whether support can reach every displaced family.
The recent escalation of tensions between Thai and Cambodian forces along the common border began on December 7, with both sides accusing each other of firing first.
Cambodia-Border Clashes/Schools
Dateline : Recent
Location : Cambodia
Duration : 1'59
Oddar Meanchey, Cambodia - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of shelters, displaced residents, children
2. Children studying at shelter
3. SOUNDBITE (Khmer) Saran Samnang, refugee (ending with shot 4):
"I worry about my children's education and whether they'll be able to catch up when school eventually resumes. However, I'm relieved that the shelter offers learning activities like reading and writing, allowing the children to continue their education while they're here."
4. Various of children studying
5. SOUNDBITE (Khmer) Vandy Nou, volunteer teacher (partially overlaid with shots 6-7):
"I feel deeply sympathetic for the children who can't go to school and are living in fear due to the fighting. I'm very glad I can help by keeping them engaged in educational activities, so they can feel safer and less afraid."
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
6. Vandy Nou teaching children
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
8. Various of children studying
9. Various of children at shelter
Numerous schools in the border province of Oddar Meanchey, Cambodia, have been closed due to ongoing clashes with neighboring Thailand.
The escalating tensions along the border have forced thousands of people to abandon their homes, with families taking only what they can carry as they flee.
As artillery fire and aerial activity intensified in civilian areas, authorities mandated evacuations and shut down schools in several border districts.
Across the affected provinces, at least 130,000 students are unable to attend school, according to official statistics.
"I worry about my children's education and whether they'll be able to catch up when school eventually resumes. However, I'm relieved that the shelter offers learning activities like reading and writing, allowing the children to continue their education while they're here," said Saran Samnang, a refugee.
Maintaining educational activities amidst the ongoing conflict is challenging, but the effort is essential.
"I feel deeply sympathetic for the children who can't go to school and are living in fear due to the fighting. I'm very glad I can help by keeping them engaged in educational activities, so they can feel safer and less afraid," said Vandy Nou, a volunteer teacher.
For these children, their future depends on how soon the situation can stabilize, how quickly peace can return to the border regions, and whether support can reach every displaced family.
The recent escalation of tensions between Thai and Cambodian forces along the common border began on December 7, with both sides accusing each other of firing first.
ID : 8457376
Published : 2025-12-14 17:54
Last Modified : 2025-12-15 16:06:18
Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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