The latest figures we have received from India regarding the violent persecution that began on August 24 this year say (in round numbers; new reports of abuses are coming in all the time):
In the state of Orissa alone
- 300 villages destroyed
- 4,300 houses burned
- 18,000 injured
- 50,000 made homeless
In addition, churches have been damaged or attacked in the states of Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Tamil Nadu.
