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Scores more bodies of suspected Covid victims found in Indian rivers

2021-05-13 08:41:38       source:The Guardian

May 12, 2021


At least 90 more bodies of suspected Covid-19 victims have washed up in rivers in India, as the virus continues to spread into poor rural areas and the country recorded its highest daily death toll so far.


More than 70 corpses were discovered floating in the Ganges River in the Buxar district of the state of Bihar and dozens more bodies were found upstream in the Ghazipur and Ballia districts in the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh.


Several more were found floating in the Runj River in Panna, Madhya Pradesh, which serves as a source of water for villagers and their cattle.


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