NEW DELHI — Rasheeda Jaleel lives in fear that she may not be able to feed her seven children as millions of Indian families are forced into poverty by a devastating new coronavirus wave.
The 40-year-old, her husband Abdul Jaleel, 65, and the children already survive on just one meal a day.
“When we are hungry and thirsty, I feel very helpless and worry, ‘How am I going to survive like this?'” Jaleel told AFP as she made roti — flatbread — for the solitary meal in their tiny New Delhi flat.
“We manage with whatever my husband is able to earn. If it’s not enough, I stay hungry so I can feed my children.”
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