Renewed Thailand-Cambodia border fighting displaces hundreds of thousands

Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rest at an evacuation centre in Surin province, Thailand (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

Renewed border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia showed no signs of abating, leaving hundreds of thousands of displaced people in both countries living in strained conditions as more flooded into temporary shelters.

Associated Press reporters on the Thai side of the border heard sounds of outgoing, indirect fire on Wednesday.