Huge crowds as lockdown sparks mass migration

Huge crowds as lockdown sparks mass migration
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Streets around the Indian capital Delhi have been filled with people walking to reach their villages in neighbouring states.

Most of them are daily-wage workers who are now out of work after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a complete lockdown of the country on 24 March to halt the spread of coronavirus.

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In the absence of money and jobs, they are desperate to reach their villages. Some found government-run buses to reach home and others just continued to walk.

The BBC’s Vikas Pandey finds out more.

Video edited by Anshul Verma

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