The U.S. Embassy in Thailand issued an alert on Friday warning U.S. nationals to stay away from a contested border area between Thailand and Cambodia after military clashes erupted between the two nations.
Americans are being “advised to avoid all travel to the area within 50 kilometers (31 miles) of the Thailand-Cambodia border due to ongoing military conflict in the region,” the embassy statement said, noting that the Thai government has shut down border crossings “in both Chanthaburi and Trat provinces, including both land and maritime routes.”
Meanwhile, Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health on Friday announced the “full or partial closure of 11 hospitals within the border region, and the Ministry of Education announced the temporary closure of 751 schools across the provinces of Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket, Buri Ram, Surin, Sa Kaeo, and Chanthaburi,” according to the statement….
US Embassy Issues Travel Alert to Americans as Clashes Between Thai and Cambodian Forces Continue
