Bengaluru reels with Covid-19, crematoriums bear greater burden than bodies

Bengaluru, like much of the nation, is reeling under the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The city on Tuesday recorded its highest ever daily case tally of over 13,000. As hospitals gasp for oxygen and beds, Bengaluru's crematoriums and cemeteries have borne more burden than bodies. The sight of ambulances lining up in the dozens in front of crematoriums and cemeteries struggling to find space has become a regular sight in the city as losses of families have only mounted. Here's a look at Bengaluru's Covid crisis, in pictures.

Bengaluru, its hospitals, crematoriums, and cemeteries, are struggling to keep pace with the second wave of Covid-19 | Credit: DH Photo/Janaradhan B K

Oxygen appears to have become a luxury as the city's hospitals continue to face shortages, despite authorities' claims that O2 distribution has been effective | Credit: DH Photo/Anup Ragh T

Bengaluru on Tuesday reported 13,782 new Covid-19 cases, its highest-ever daily tally | Credit: DH Photo/Pushkar V

While the city's hospitals have been overburdened with new Covid-19 patients, cemeteries and crematoriums have been swamped with bodies of Covid-19 victims | Credit: DH Photo/S K Dinesh

A full fleet of ambulances lined up for hours together outside this crematorium in Medi Agrahara | Credit: DH Photo/Janardhan B K

Crematoriums in the city have worn more burden than bodies | Credit: DH Photo/Janardhan B K

The grief that the loved ones of the deceased bear is almost insurmountable | Credit: DH Photo/Janardhan B K

Mercy Angels, a social service group that volunteers to bury or cremate loved ones for those who can't have offered a dignified funeral for thousands of people since the beginning of the pandemic in March last year | Credit: DH Photo/Pushkar V

Burial grounds in the city, however, are nearly full | Credit: DH Photo/Pushkar V

The BBMP has asked for the identification of land in the city's periphery to be used as burial grounds | Credit: DH Photo/Pushkar V

To curb the spread, Karnataka announced a state-wide weekend curfew on Tuesday. It also extended its night curfew from 9 pm to 6 am. | Credit: DH Photo/S K Dinesh