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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Staff and agencies in Heirokland

‘Everything is gone’: entire Indian villages burned in ethnic violence

A villager inspects the debris of a ransacked church that was set alight during ethnic violence in Heirokland.
A villager inspects the debris of a ransacked church that was set alight during ethnic violence in Heirokland. Photograph: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images

The road to Heirokland is smooth and freshly laid, with a sign proclaiming it part of an Indian government development initiative. But ethnic violence has reduced the village itself to little more than smouldering ashes.

Sanatomba picked through the ruins of his sister’s home in the north-eastern state of Manipur, trying to salvage anything of value, but could only recover a traditional stool.

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