lire ,hell, 11I 111xil: ga, and have gone even so far as to spray toxic d1eH1il:,1h lr111J1 ain:rafl on dcn,cly populated regions. They do not ,u11plc 111 ,pra~ l11xic.: g;" even on the hordcr areas with ·1 hailand [Original: English/French] [22 March 1983] with the result that some Thai villages have been affected by the fall of toxic chemicals. In Kampuchea, these products have been spread on the roofs of the houses, on fruits and vegetables as well as on tree leaves. People who have eaten these fruits and vegetables as well as on tree leaves. People who have eaten these fruits and vegetables and some children, who inadvertently have put the contaminated leaves into their mouths, have died. Furthermore, the dried toxic chemicals are blown from the roofs or tree leaves. Contact with them causes skin bums to the victims, and if the particles are inhaled. they will cause certain death. To mention only the most recent cases, on 6 March 1983 at 7.30 p.m., a Vietnamese plane flew several times over the southern Sisophon region, in Battambang province. The following morning, toxic chemicals, yellow or white in colour, covered the roofs of the houses, plastic sheets, fruits, vegetables and tree leaves. Since then, hundreds of persons have been intoxicated, women and children included. At the first estimate, 46 persons were seriously intox­ icated, and five died so quickly that no medical treatment was possible. At present, people still continue to be contaminated by these toxic chemicals. Again. on 9 March in the Pailin region. in the same province of Battambang. hundreds of persons have been intoxicated, women and children included. At the first estimate. there were 36 seriously intoxicated and two dead. The Vietnamese aggressors have ;1lso used toxic chemicals against the Kampuchean civilian population in other regions of Kampuchea: 
**Analysis**
The text describes the use of toxic chemicals by Vietnamese forces against the civilian population in Kampuchea (now Cambodia), causing harm to people and the environment. The focus is on the humanitarian impact of these actions, including the death of people and the contamination of food and water sources.

**Category**
Health, Humanitarian aid and relief