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NEW DELHI/BANGALORE - The flames leapt high from the pyres, outshining the mellow glow of the setting sun in the backdrop. The heat was oppressive but even more searing was the heartbreaking scenes on Thursday (April 22) at the Hindon Cremation Ground in Ghaziabad, a Delhi suburb, overwhelmed with bodies of Covid-19 victims. A young woman, kitted out in a full personal protective equipment (PPE) suit, stood wailing, her arms outstretched, as her father's body was laid on a pyre after a few hours' wait. Nearby, two weeping women hugged each other, standing next to an ambulance that had the...
