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Family of deceased barely has money to meet ends and couldn’t afford ambulance
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Family of deceased barely has money to meet ends and couldn’t afford ambulance
Pandemic-induced lockdown cost Pawan Kumar Sharma’s family a dignified last journey as they were forced to take him to the cremation ground in an e-rickshaw, fearing they wouldn’t afford ambulance fare.
Pawan (40), a resident of Shastri Park, was unemployed because of his neurological treatment and his two brothers – Kishan (50) and Balram (48) – are street vendors. Pawan’s wife Lakshmi used to work in a factory in Gandhi Nagar but is out of work as the factory is shut.
India Covid-19: Delhi adds makeshift crematoriums as deaths climb
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image captionMakeshift pyres are being built in parks in Delhi as the city runs out of space for cremations
Makeshift pyres are being built in crematoriums in India s capital Delhi as the city runs out of space to cremate its dead.
Deaths have been steadily rising in India as a deadly second wave of Covid infections devastates the country, with 380 recorded in Delhi alone on Monday.
Medical oxygen, intensive care unit (ICU) beds and life-saving medicines are in short supply.
India has recorded more than a million Covid-19 cases in just a few days.
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CREMATORIUMS in the Indian capital Delhi have been forced to build makeshift funeral pyres, as the city runs out of space to cremate its dead.
Staff are working around the clock, while parks and other empty spaces are also being utilised for cremations.
Families have had to wait hours before being allowed to cremate their dead due to the rise in demand.
Deaths have been surging in India as a second wave of infections devastates the country.
The rising number of deaths – 380 were recorded in Delhi alone on Monday – has left crematoriums in urgent need of space.
At the capital city’s Sarai Kale Khan crematorium, at least 27 new pyres have been built and dozens more are being added in a nearby park. Officials are also looking for additional space near the city’s Yamuna river bed.