'Barely surviving': Over 5,000 displaced from Manipur took shelter in Nagaland

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Those displaced and affected ever since violence rocked Manipur are still picking up the pieces as the situation remains dire in the northeastern state..

Scores of people were displaced from Manipur and had to flee their homes after clashes broke out on May 3...

Of those who were displaced, over 5,000 people from the Kuki community took shelter in Nagaland..

My house was burnt down during the violence, but my land has been captured by the Metei community," he said.. Valuables were stolen, before the miscreants burnt down 120 houses on May 4, he said...

Violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, during a Tribal Solidarity March, that was organised to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe status.. Ever since, the clashes have claimed over 160 lives..

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