Harrowing photos from inside India's COVID nightmare

Family members stand next to the body of their relative, who died from the coronavirus, before her cremation amore

The wife of Nanhe Pal, 52, cries as she pleads for oxygen support for her husband, who is suffering from breatmore

Family members of Nanhe Pal, 52, who was suffering from breathing problems, mourn over his body after he collamore

A volunteer walks in between burning pyres of persons who died due to the coronavirus, at a crematorium groundmore

Manisha Bashu presses the chest of her father, who is suffering from breathing problem, after he fell unconscimore

People carry a body of a man, who died from the coronavirus, during his cremation at a crematorium in New Delhmore

Volunteers and relatives prepare to cremate the bodies of persons who died due to the coronavirus, at a crematmore

Relatives cremate the bodies of persons who died due to the coronavirus, at a crematorium ground in Giddenahalmore

Pranav Mishra, 19, reacts next to the body of his mother Mamta Mishra, 45, who died from the coronavirus, befomore

Volunteers stand next to burning pyres of persons who died due to the coronavirus, at a crematorium ground in more

The body of a person, who died from the coronavirus, lies on a funeral pyre during a mass cremation, at a cremmore

A general view of the mass cremation of those who died from the coronavirus at a crematorium in New Delhi, Maymore

A patient suffering from the coronavirus receives treatment inside the casualty ward at a hospital in New Delhmore

A man suffering from the coronavirus is comforted by his daughter as he receives treatment inside the casualtymore

A man runs past the burning funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus during a mass cremation, at amore

A man tries to lift a woman that fainted after seeing the body of a relative who died from the coronavirus atmore

Patients suffering from the coronavirus receive treatment inside the emergency ward at Holy Family hospital inmore

Aanchal Sharma cries over the body of her husband, who died from the coronavirus, inside an ambulance at a cremore

A mass cremation of victims who died due to the coronavirus at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, April 22. REmore

Patients suffering from the coronavirus receive treatment inside the emergency ward at Holy Family hospital inmore

People wait to cremate victims who died due to the coronavirus at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, April 23.more

Relatives of a person who died from the coronavirus collect ashes at the spot where he was cremated, in New Demore

Flower garlands, fruits and a pair of sandals of a woman who died from the coronavirus, are placed by her relamore

A patient suffering from the coronavirus receives treatment inside the emergency ward at Holy Family hospital more

A medical worker tends to a patient suffering from the coronavirus inside the ICU ward at Holy Family Hospitalmore

Abhishek Bhardwaj stands after cremating his mother, who died due to the coronavirus, at a crematorium ground more

A general view of the mass cremation of those who died from the coronavirus at a crematorium in New Delhi, Aprmore

A woman is consoled after her mother died due to the coronavirus at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, April 2more

Gayesh Ansari, looks at the body of his 8 months pregnant wife, Gulshan Ansari, as he lowers her body into a gmore

Health workers carry wood to prepare a funeral pyre for a coronavirus victim during a mass cremation at a cremmore

A man carrying wood walks past the funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus during a mass crematiomore

A mass cremation of people, who died due to the coronavirus, at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, April 28. Rmore

A man walks past the burning funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus during a mass cremation, at more

A man runs past the burning funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus during a mass cremation, at amore

A health worker walks past the funeral pyres of those who died from the coronavirus during a mass cremation atmore

Women mourn the death of a family member, who died from the coronavirus, outside a crematorium in New Delhi, Amore

People wait to cremate victims who died due to the coronavirus at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, April 23.more

People cremate the bodies of victims of the coronavirus at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, April 24. REUTERmore

Family members mourn after Shayam Narayan is declared dead outside the coronavirus casualty ward, at Guru Teg more

A boy reacts next to the body of his father, who died from the coronavirus, at a crematorium in New Delhi, Aprmore

Patients suffering from the coronavirus wait to be admitted outside the casualty ward at Guru Teg Bahadur hospmore

People cremate the body of a victim of the coronavirus at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, April 24. REUTERSmore

Manoj Kumar sits next to his mother, Vidhya Devi, who was suffering from a breathing problem as she receives omore

A health worker carries a patient suffering from the coronavirus outside the casualty ward at Guru Teg Bahadurmore

People bring the bodies of the victims who died due to the coronavirus, for cremation at a crematorium ground more

A patient suffering from the coronavirus gets stuck as he is rushed inside the casualty ward at Guru Teg Bahadmore

People bring the body of a victim who died due to the coronavirus for cremation in New Delhi, April 23. REUTERmore

A woman takes care of her husband who is suffering from the coronavirus as he waits to be admitted outside themore

Relatives mourn over the body of a woman who died from the coronavirus outside Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hmore

Patients suffering from the coronavirus receive treatment at the casualty ward in Lok Nayak Jai Prakash hospitmore

Relatives mourn a man who died from the coronavirus during his funeral at a crematorium in New Delhi, April 2more

A mass cremation of victims who died due to the coronavirus at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, April 22. REmore

Funeral pyres of people who died from the coronavirus at a crematorium in Ahmedabad, April 22. REUTERS/Amitmore

The body of man who died from the coronavirus is seen at the casualty ward in Lok Nayak Jai Prakash hospitalmore

A woman is consoled after her husband died due to the coronavirus outside a mortuary of a COVID-19 hospital inmore

Relatives wearing personal protective equipment attend the funeral of a man who died from the coronavirus, at more

Relatives mourn a man who died from the coronavirus during his funeral at a crematorium in New Delhi, April 2more

A relative leans against a glass window at the crematorium where a family member who died from the coronavirusmore

A frontline worker looks on as a funeral pyre of a man who died from the coronavirus burns at a crematorium onmore