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Some of the corpses had been partially burned and bloated suggesting that they had been in the water for several days.
Locals told AFP news agency that they believed the bodies had been dumped as cremation sites in rural India were being overwhelmed. Many locals, especially in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, two of India s poorest states, are not able to afford wood for the pyres or to pay workers who are charging more for coronavirus cremations.
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The Times of India reported that the bodies would undergo autopsies and be given funerals paid for by the government, citing a local official.
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Bodies of suspected Covid-19 victims washed up on the banks of the Ganges river in northern India, with the frightening visuals sparking shock among locals as well as on Indian social media.
Dozens of bodies were spotted floating in the river at Bihar state’s Chausa town and later piling up on the banks to the horror of residents.
Officials claimed the bodies floated down from neighbouring Uttar Pradesh state and belong to coronavirus victims whose relatives, being poor, were unable to afford cremation and discarded the remains in the river.