More schools close as Thailand-Cambodia border clashes continue

Schools across parts of Cambodia and Thailand closed on Monday as border clashes between the two countries continued, pushing the death toll to at least 40 and displacing hundreds of thousands of people, according to officials and local media.

Cambodia’s Education Ministry said the fighting along the border has forced the closure of 1,039 schools across six provinces, disrupting education for 9,797 teachers and 242,881 students, according to local outlet Fresh News.

Cambodia’s Interior Ministry said two more civilians were killed, bringing the number of civilian deaths in the country to 15, with 73 others injured.