eni-summary list Ecumenical News International News Highlights 12 December 2002

Hindu victims of Gujarat earthquake move into new church-built homes

Mavnugam (ENI). About 150 Hindu families whose homes in the remote village of Mavnugam were destroyed in a powerful earthquake in the Indian state of Gujarat almost two year ago have moved into a new village built under the auspices of the Church of North India. “The earthquake has changed our lives for the better,” said Harji Kachara, whose family of six now has running-water in their house in the rebuilt village. [381 words, ENI-02-0452]