These Heartbreaking Pictures Show Children Are The Worst Affected By The Nationwide Lockdown
The nationwide lockdown announced to curb the spread of coronavirus didn't take into account the plight of the urban poor it seems. Lakhs of people are now out of job and have no money to feed themselves. Their only resort? Walk home. Unfortunately, children are some of the worse affected in the lot. Here's how bad things really are.
Hundreds of migrant workers wait in line with their children, without maintaining social distancing at a government school in Rajbhavan, Hyderabad.?With no other source of income, the workers were forced to head to their native villages after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the lockdown.
A child, unaware of the chaos around him, sits as his parents take a break from walking to their village.
Childern with their faces covered?wait for food in an industrial area in Chennai.
Thousands of migrant labourers tried to reach their homes on foot?along with their families, including young children who are more at risk of catching coronavirus.
Children of migrant workers receive food from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at an industrial area in Chennai.
Maharashtra: A family heads home on foot with their child, from Sion, Mumbai.
A family takes a break from their long journey home on foot.
The child of a migrant worker reacts while playing with other kids at a camp set up by Delhi Government.
In view of the danger of coronavirus, the problem of migrant labourers has increased due to the lockdown.
A police officer asks the son of a migrant worker to stand inside a marked circle for receiving a food packet at a government school in New Delhi.
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