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More bodies have been found in Brahmapur in the same district.
Patna, Bihar:
Dead bodies of suspected Covid patients continue to be spotted floating on the Ganga River, triggering shock and anger among locals in parts of Bihar and neighbouring Uttar Pradesh with no one to hold accountability. The frightening visuals of corpses have also sparked huge health concerns in rural areas, as the country fights a pandemic that affects lakhs every day.
After more than 100 decomposing bodies washed up on the banks of the Ganga in Bihar s Buxar in the past two days, more have been found in Brahmapur in the same district. The administration, however, has brushed off responsibility, saying the bodies have been found in villages that are in UP.
The dumped corpses have been found near the Uttar Pradesh and Bihar border
They washed up in the Ganges river, sparking a blame-game between the states
Officials in Bihar have said that it had counted 71 bodies washed up on the banks
Authorities placed a net in the river and increased patrols to fish out the corpses
A video has reportedly shown bodies being dumped by medical workers
Locals fear the Covid victims have not been given their sacred funeral rites
WARNING: Graphic images
The dumped corpses have been found near the Uttar Pradesh and Bihar border
They washed up in the Ganges river, sparking a blame-game between the states
Officials in Bihar have said that it had counted 71 bodies washed up on the banks
A video has reportedly shown bodies being dumped by medical workers
Locals fear the Covid victims have not been given their sacred funeral rites
WARNING: Graphic images