Cambodian Rocket Hits Village In Thailand, 4 People Killed

ILLUSTRATION OF UNSPLASH/Nijc Sokli

Four civilians were reported killed in two separate incidents of Cambodian rocket fire that hit settlements in two Thai provinces on Thursday.

Two people were killed and two others injured when a BM-21 rocket fired from Cambodia hit a village in Kap Choeng district, Surin province. The evacuation of 40,000 residents to an emergency refugee camp is ongoing.

As reported by the Bangkok Post, the Head of Sutthiroj District Charoenthanak confirmed that two rockets hit the village at 09.40 local time, Thursday, July 24, while residents were waiting for evacuation.

Four people were injured, and two people later died in hospital, namely a 12-year-old child and an adult.

Authorities evacuated residents from 86 villages to emergency shelters in schools in the adjacent Prasat district.

In Kap Choeng district, Surin, patients were evacuated from Phanom Dong Rak and Kap Choeng hospitals after the rocket hit near the ruins of the Ta Muen temple. Further victim reports are not yet available.

In Si Sa Ket province, two people were reportedly killed and many other civilians injured when a Cambodian rocket crashed into a supermarket at a gas station in Ban Phue, Kanthararak district, provincial governor Watthana Phutthichat said.

Fire and Rescue Thailand said the two victims who died in the supermarket were students.