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Indian authorities probe deaths of migrant workers on trains

| May 29, 2020 7:03 AM

NEW DELHI (AP) — A senior Indian railway official said Friday that authorities are investigating whether some migrant workers died of starvation or heat sickness this week while traveling on special trains to their home villages in blazing heat after losing their jobs in cities because of the coronavirus lockdown.

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