Women talk to each other as evacuated residents from

KANTHARALAK, SISAKET, THAILAND - 2025/07/26: Women talk to each other as evacuated residents from Kantharalak district gather in a temporary shelter set up in a nearby sub district, following artillery shelling and rising tensions along the Thai-Cambodian border. Tensions escalate along the Thai-Cambodian border as military activity intensifies in Kantharalak district, Sisaket province. Located just a few kilometers from the disputed frontier, the area has been affected by artillery shelling and increased troop movements. The renewed escalation, rooted in long-standing territorial disputes and recent accusations of landmine use, has raised fears among local civilians, prompting evacuations and a heightened state of alert along the Thai-Cambodian frontier. (Photo by Ploy Phutpheng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)