Financial stress, exploitation take deadly toll on international students as temple reveals 47 deaths
Financial stress, exploitation take deadly toll on international students as temple reveals 47 deaths
By Lorne Putman
New Canadian Media
Religious leader says at least 47 Indian international students in Surrey, B.C., have died from drug overdoses and suicides.
October 13, 2023
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In the past two years, at least 47 international students from India have died from drug overdoses and suicides in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, according to figures gathered by the Gurdwara Dukh Nivarin Sahib in Surrey. More than $200,000 has been spent by the Gurdwara on sending the bodies back to India.
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