Photos: A lockdown, and a long journey home
Thousands of migrant workers are leaving cities to walk thousands of kilometres to their home towns, after the government declared a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus. This has resulted in deaths from starvation and exhaustion, and caused crowds at train stations and bus stands as labourers try to find transport
Curated By:
Aditi Tailang
An aerial view of Lal Kuan bus stand where a wave of migrant workers was seen following Uttar Pradesh governments call to arrange buses for the workers returning to their native state, on Day 4 of the 21 day nationwide lockdown -- to check the spread of coronavirus, on March 28, 2020 in Ghaziabad, India.
