India's huge wheat store in danger of rotting

An enormous Indian wheat stockpile with enough to more than 200 million people for a year is starting to rot through lack of room to store it.

India's huge wheat store in danger of rotting

An enormous Indian wheat stockpile with enough to more than 200 million people for a year is starting to rot through lack of room to store it.

Government estimates show nearly 18 million tonnes of wheat are exposed to the elements - stored outdoors in India's pounding monsoon rains.

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