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A particularly troubling development occurred as new conflict points emerged more than 60 miles from previous clashes, signaling an expansion of hostilities further south along the contested border. Witnesses described towns and cities near the border as nearly deserted, with locals eager to escape the violence. For example, 31-year-old Chanuat Talai reported that the city area had emptied out, describing it as almost a deserted zone.