Girl walks 460 km home, dies of exhaustion

April 21, 2020 11:32

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A 12-yr-old girl, who was among 11 people who walked from Telangana to return to their native place in Bijapur, died on April 18. The Chief Medical Health Officer, Bijapur says "I'm yet to see her postmortem report but it seems she died either due to exhaustion, electrolyte imbalance or dehydration."

The group had gone to Telangana to work in the chilli fields. Since there's no mode of transportation they walked from Telangana. "Her body was preserved and samples were sent for testing as a precautionary measure. It came negative so further action is being taken after postmortem," the CMHO Bijapur, said. The distance to Bijapur is approximately 460 km.

Last month, a migrant worker from Madhya Pradesh, who had left for home from Delhi on foot, died after experiencing chest pain in Agra. His death has turned the spotlight on the plight of distressed migrant labourers, many of whom decided to leg it home after the nationwide lockdown came into effect.

Short of food and water, and with public transport off the streets, they were left with no recourse but to head home on foot.

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