Hundreds of bodies found buried along Indian riverbanks believed to be COVID-19 victims
By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Biswajeet Banerjee
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Police and administrative officials (background) inspect a cremation ground on the banks of Ganges River, where suspected bodies (foreground) of Covid-19 coronavirus victims appeared in shallow graves buried in the sand, at Rautapur Ganga Ghat in Unn
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PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) - Police are reaching out to villagers in northern India to investigate the recovery of bodies buried in shallow sand graves or washed up on the Ganges River banks, prompting speculation on social media that they re the remains of COVID-19 victims.
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Rajesh Kumar Singh And Biswajeet Banerjee
Family members and relatives of a person who died of reasons other than COVID-19 pray next to his shallow sand grave on the banks of river Ganges in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, May 16, 2021. Police are reaching out to villagers in northern India to investigate the recovery of bodies buried in shallow sand graves or washing up on the Ganges River banks, prompting speculation on social media that they were the remains of COVID-19 victims. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) May 16, 2021 - 6:17 AM
PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) â Police are reaching out to villagers in northern India to investigate the recovery of bodies buried in shallow sand graves or washed up on the Ganges River banks, prompting speculation on social media that they re the remains of COVID-19 victims.