Hyderabad, April 16 -- An unprecedented situation has gripped the country, which is currently struggling with the second wave of COVID-19 cases. The grim situation is pushing the death toll further up by the day, with crematoriums in different cities struggling to handle the number of dead bodies that are piling up.

Across the country, scenes of tens to hundreds of dead bodies being piled up waiting for the final rites to be held. Pictures of the same are also flooding social media. And it is not just lack of space; some reports also state that chimneys in the crematoria have melted due to round-the-clock cremations.

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