Migrant workers flooded train stations in Mumbai to return to their hometowns after a city-wide curfew was announced.

Footage from March 20 in Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai shows hundreds queuing for tickets, defying social distancing guidelines, while some travellers were forcing themselves through the side doors to enter the station.

As more and more COVID-19 cases are reported from across the western Indian state of Maharashtra, the state government had partially locked down some of the towns including Mumbai.

Trains are reportedly overcrowded and people are not getting seats despite having a confirmed ticket.

The day after PM Narendra Modi appealed to people to stay indoors and avoid crowded places, hundreds of migrant workers were seen rushing to station to board trains to reach their respective hometowns in Mumbai.

The incident took place on March 20 in Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai.

As more and more Covid19 cases are reported from across the western Indian state of Maharashtra, the state government has partially locked down some of the towns including Mumbai.

This has created panic among people, many seem to have got into a frenzy to go to their hometowns.

Passengers can be seen waiting at the railway station to board their respective trains, they also tried to enter the station forcefully.

Trains are overcrowded and people are not getting seats despite having a confirmed ticket.

By doing so they are not only defying PM Modi's request for "social distancing" but they are also risking their lives in a country where Covid19 is about to enter the third stage - Community contamination stage.