Satellite images tell the devastation of Manipur’s conflict
04-Jan-2025
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New Delhi, Jan 3
From the sky, the scars of Manipur’s 20-month-long ethnic violence are unmistakable. Google Earth images depict the extent of destruction across the state’s most affected districts – Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, Bishnupur, and Imphal East. Entire villages appear to have been reduced to rubble, with trees growing in places where houses once stood.
Google Earth’s pictures are based primarily on satellite imagery.
The violence, which began in May 2023, initially targeted Kukis in Imphal and Meiteis in Churachandpur. It has since evolved into a series of retaliatory attacks, creating a cycle of unrest that shows no signs of abating. Nearly 11,000 first information reports have been filed and close to 500 arrests made, but these figures only scratch the surface of the turmoil.
The Wire