The nation is battling against the second disastrous wave
of coronavirus which has now claimed more lives than the first wave. The news
of Covid-19 overwhelming cases, deaths, and collapse of health infrastructure
is all over the world and now another thing has made to this horrific list.
On May 10, some 40-45 Covid suspected dead bodies were found near the banks of the sacred river Ganga in Buxar, Bihar. Visuals of the bloated and decomposed bodies have been doing rounds of the internet since early evening which has again filled people with panic.
It may be noted here that these gruesome images of dead bodies floating in the river are actually exposing the havoc this virus has wreaked in India. What added to the horror of residents is the piling up of bodies on the banks.
The incident took place on the banks of the river in the Chausa town of Buxar, Bihar which shares a border with Uttar Pradesh. Moreover, it was the residents who rung the alarm bell for the local administration to commence the probe.
According to the local administration officials, these Covid suspected bodies floated down from Uttar Pradesh after their relative were not able to find space either to bury or cremate them.
Ashok Kumar, an official taking cognizance of the situation at Mahadeva Ghat in Chausa said, “Some 40-45 bodies were seen floating after they were thrown by someone.”
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It may be noted here that an official claims that this body count could be near 100. Also, these bodies are floating in the river for at least five to seven days.
However, now blame game has erupted between Uttar Pradesh and Bihar administrations to investigate where the bodies are from.
Another official KK Upadhyay said, “We are disposing of the bodies as we don’t have a tradition of throwing them in the river.”
Also, in a visual, dogs were seen wading near the bodies. According to some reports, officials have asked the localites to clean up the bodies for Rs 500.
Earlier on Saturday, several partially burnt bodies were seen floating in the Yamuna at Hamirpur town.
India since past few weeks is recording over three lakh Covid cases and has hit record deaths, over 4,000, last week.