More than 10,000 residents have been displaced due to ongoing ethnic violence in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur. Despite the dire conditions in refugee camps, many are too afraid to return home – AP reports.
Over the 19-month-long conflict, more than 250 people have lost their lives. Residents vow to continue their struggle until their demands met.
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Fangniba Khunsai, one of the displaced, shared her ordeal. She fled her home with her family and 10 others after armed men set her house on fire. They sought refuge in the mountains and have been unable to return home for 19 months.
This the story of thousands in Manipur, where majority Meitei community and minority Kuki community have been locked in a violent ethnic dispute.
Ordinary people are bearing the brunt, with incidents of murder, theft, and arson adding to their suffering. Over 50,000 people have been rendered homeless, with refugee camps seeing a growing influx of displaced individuals.
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Life in the camps is grueling. Residents share cramped spaces without personal rooms, and illnesses spread easily among children. Basic facilities like toilets are inadequate, with people enduring long queues for use. Daily survival is a challenge, with many struggling to secure food or money.
Neither the Meitei nor Kuki communities are willing to back down, insisting on fighting until their demands addressed. Despite more than 19 months of violence, there has been no resolution to the conflict.
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Frustrated residents blame the state’s Chief Minister for the ongoing crisis and are calling for the intervention of the Prime Minister to resolve the situation urgently.
