Covid-19: India's holiest river is swollen with bodies - BBC News
WEBMay 19, 2021 · India's holiest river, the Ganges, has been swollen with bodies in recent days. Hundreds of corpses have been found floating in the river or buried in the sand of its banks. Those who live close...
Scores of dead bodies found floating in India's Ganges River | AP News
WEBMay 11, 2021 · Scores of dead bodies have been found floating down the Ganges River in eastern India amid a ferocious surge in coronavirus infections in the country, but authorities said Tuesday they haven’t been able to determine the cause of death.
The Ganges Is Returning the Dead. It Does Not Lie. - The New York Times
WEBJun 17, 2021 · LUCKNOW, India — The Ganges, or Ganga, is the holiest of India’s rivers, and most Hindus believe that dipping their body in it will purify their soul. But when the second wave of the Covid-19...
Record-high waters force thousands to flee in New Delhi, India - NBC News
WEBJul 14, 2023 · Thousands flee homes in India's capital as torrential rains cause river to overflow. The heavy rains have also caused flooding and landslides in other parts of the country, killed at least 91 ...
Inside India’s Gargantuan Mission to Clean the Ganges River
WEBNov 30, 2023 · The Ganges river is one of the world’s most sacred waterways—and one of its most polluted. To restore it, India is undertaking one of the biggest engineering programs in the history of sanitation.
Thousands take holy dip in India's Ganges River amid Covid surge - NBC News
WEBJan 15, 2022 · Hundreds of thousands of Hindu worshippers flocked to the banks of the Ganges in India’s West Bengal state Friday, braving a surge in Covid-19 infections to bathe in the waters of the holy river.
Bodies found floating in the Ganges as India's Covid death ... - NBC News
WEBMay 12, 2021 · Dozens of bodies have been washing up on the banks of the Ganges river as hospitals and crematoriums across India remain overwhelmed by the country's rampant second wave of Covid-19.
Amid India's COVID-19 surge, dozens of dead bodies found ... - CBS News
WEBMay 11, 2021 · Scores of dead bodies have been found floating down the Ganges River in eastern India as the country battles a ferocious surge in coronavirus infections. Authorities said Tuesday they haven't yet...
Ganges River: Dozens of bodies wash up in eastern India | CNN
WEBMay 10, 2021 · The bodies of at least 71 people have been pulled from the banks of the Ganges River in eastern India, as a second Covid-19 wave ravages the country and engulfs its healthcare system.
Poverty, stigma behind bodies floating in India’s Ganges River
WEBJun 2, 2021 · Hundreds of dead bodies were seen floating in the Ganges in the northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar after a ferocious second wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit India in April.
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