Body-count spurts at Kolkata crematoriums, families wait for over 24 hours

Body-count spurts at Kolkata crematoriums, families wait for over 24 hours
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​ Tue, May 11 2021 19:21 IST
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New Delhi: Relatives and Health workers cremation of the body of covid-19 affected victims for last rites at Sarai kale khan crematorium in New Delhi on Tuesday 11 May, 2021.(Photo: Wasim Sarvar/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Kolkata, May 11 : Geeta Kumar, a resident of Salt Lake in the satellite town of Kolkata, died of Covid-19 on Saturday evening, but her family members had to wait for nearly 29 hours before they could find a slot at a crematorium in Khardah, nearly 20 km from their place, to perform the last rites on Monday morning.

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