. ♪♪♪ emma alberici: in india, 1.3 billion people have been told to stay home. at if home looks like this? could lockdown be more dangerous than the virus? ♪♪♪ emma: for weeks now, the indian government has insisted these people just don't exist. they're the hoards of workers from big cities whose bosses often give them somewhere to live. now they're unemployed and desperate to return to their villages. barkha dutt: we want to pretend that this isn't happening and we want to forget that we're now entering the fifth week of the lockdown. and i'm gonna try and talk to some of the women here. they walk really fast. [speaking foreign language] emma: barkha dutt is one of india's most famous journalists. she's been working with me so we can tell you this story together. [speaking foreign language] emma: raul and his family have no choice but to return to their rural homes on foot after the state suddenly suspended all public transport. as the snap shutdown was announced, barkha dutt and her team set out to explore india's empty expressways. barkha: so they are carryin

. ♪♪♪ emma alberici: in india, 1.3 billion people have been told to stay home.s like this? could lockdown be more dangerous than the virus? ♪♪♪

. ♪♪♪ emma alberici: in india, 1.3 billion people have been told to stay home.ks like this? could lockdown be more dangerous than the virus? ♪♪♪