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Distribution of Household Goods by the ICRC in Assam and Meghalaya

A displaced tribal girl waits for the distribution of household goods by the Indian and International Red Cross, Garo Hills District in the Indian state of Meghalaya, Feb. 6, 2011. Because of an ethnic conflict between the Garo and Rabha tribes several thousand people were displaced. Both conflicting parties burned down houses and destroyed means of livelihood of the other tribe. The Garo and Rabha live in the border areas of the Indian states of Meghalaya and Assam. They used to have peaceful relations and even inter-tribal marriages were common. The conflict broke out over land issues.

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