Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a second day on Friday as their worst fighting in over a decade intensified and spread to new areas.

The fighting began on Thursday morning close to the ancient Ta Muen Thom temple, beside the border between Thailand’s Surin province and Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province.View on euronews

Tensions exploded as Thailand launched airstrikes on Cambodian military targets along the disputed border, leading to reported casualties and the evacuation of 40,000 civilians.

Thailand and Cambodia have accused each other of new attacks as border clashes continue for a third day, leaving at least 33 people dead and more than 168,000 displaced as international pressure mounts to reach a ceasefire.