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2020-02-22T20:50:46.408Z


It took nearly 50 years for three Cambodian brothers to meet again, after they broke up during the reign of tyrant Paul Pot, responsible for the deaths of 2 million people. On the journey of one of the sisters between ...


After 47 years, the 101 and 98-year-old sisters met again

It took nearly 50 years for three Cambodian brothers to meet again, after they broke up during the reign of tyrant Paul Pot, responsible for the deaths of 2 million people. In the journey of one of the sisters between the garbage and the house where she grew up, she got the biggest surprise of her life: "When I touched my brother - I started crying

After 47 years, the 101 and 98-year-old sisters met again

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Two Cambodian sisters, 98-year-old Bon Sen and 101-year-old Bon Chi, reunited after 47 years during which they each thought the other was out of life. The two last met in 1973, two years before the Communist regime led by Paul Pot ruled the country and committed the brutal genocide that history has known. Also in attendance was the 92-year-old brother, who lived with Chi in the village where the three grew up.

98-year-old Bon Sen lost her husband during Reverend Pot's reign, during which many families separated, children were cut off from their parents, and about two million people died. When she had nowhere to go, she lived in the big dump in the capital Phnom Penh. There, for a very long time, she cared for the abandoned children, sifting through the trash in search of anything she could sell.

"I thought she was killed. It's been so long." The exciting meeting between the sisters

Cambodia Sons Bon Chi and Bon San who met after 47 years apart. February 22, 2020 (Photo: None, Screenshot)

During all these years, San talked about her dream of visiting the village where she grew up. Her home in Kampong Cham County, was about 145 miles from Phnom Penh, but because of her age and inability to walk - the journey seemed impossible.

The Cambodian Children's Fund, a non-profit organization that has supported San since 2004, decided to look into how her dream could be realized and brought to the village where she grew up. Only then did she discover that her sister and brother were still alive and living in the village. And so, after almost a jubilee, the three united.

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"I started crying." San and Chi during the union

Cambodia Sons Bon Chi and Bon San who met after 47 years apart. February 22, 2020 (Photo: None, Screenshot)

"I left my village a long time ago, and I never came back. I always thought my brothers had passed away," Sen said. "Being able to touch my older sister means so much. The first time my younger brother touched me, I started to cry."

"We didn't think we'd see each other again." The brothers in the village where they grew up

Cambodia Sons Bon Chi and Bon San met after 47 years apart in the village where they grew up. February 2020 (Photo: None, Screenshot)

Bon Chi's husband was also killed during the country's communist rule. She was left alone with 12 children, and said she was sure her little sister was out of life. "We had 13 relatives killed by Paul Pot, and we thought so too. It's been so long," she said. "Now, the brothers are making up for the lost time. They spend time together, and are especially excited about the gift they received: "We never imagined we would see each other again."

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