India’s Covid graves exposed as Ganges river floods
By AFP
11 July 2021 |
3:44 pm
Shallow graves are emerging and bodies are floating down India’s Ganges river as it swells with seasonal flooding. Makeshift cremations are being carried out as locals worry about possible health concerns.
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