Making sense of India's devastating second wave of COVID |

India is closing out 2021 with relatively low COVID-19 case numbers. But for many, it is still difficult to leave behind memories of the country's devastating second wave earlier this year.
Crematoriums to burn the dead were overwhelmed by the numbers. They held mass cremations. Sometimes people had to make do and burn their relatives' bodies wherever they could. Ceremonies were rushed and sometimes makeshift. They continued into the night. A crematorium worker tells DW his story.