Witnesses said more than 100 bodies had been dumped in the huge river in the state of Bahir, while dozens floated in the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh. Unsettling footage taken from the river banks shows half burnt bodies drifting in the water while others were seen wrapped in shroud. They added: "The bodies are not from here as we don't have a tradition of disposing of bodies in the river." (Image: Prabhat Kumar Verma/Pacific Press/REX/Shutterstock) (Image: REUTERS)Officials in Buxar city in Bihar said that the bodies had floated down the Ganges from Utter Pradesh. (Image: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)People infected with coronavirus are dying in the streets, bodies are piling up at crematoriums and hospitals are running out of oxygen.

Source: Daily Mirror May 10, 2021 21:31 UTC