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Earliest Monsoon Rains in Century Kill 23 in India

Thousands moved to higher ground

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 16, 2008 3:59 AM CDT

(Newser) – Monsoon rains pelted India two weeks early for the first time in over a century yesterday, killing at least 23 people, AP reports. Villagers died in floods, landslides and building collapses. Rescuers helped at  least 50,000 people in one district in Assam from flooded areas to higher ground, and troops were standing by to help others.

A railway track is flooded as forlorn passengers wait, after diluvian rainfall in Mumbai, India.
A railway track is flooded as forlorn passengers wait, after diluvian rainfall in Mumbai, India.   (AP Photo)
School children walk through a water logged street during monsoon rain in Gauahati, India.
School children walk through a water logged street during monsoon rain in Gauahati, India.   (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Farmer and family remove weeds from a field of beans as pre-monsoon clouds roll in, in New Delhi.
Farmer and family remove weeds from a field of beans as pre-monsoon clouds roll in, in New Delhi.   (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
Monsoon clouds over River Tawi in Jammu, India, yesterday. Monsoon rains haven't hit this early in over a century.
Monsoon clouds over River Tawi in Jammu, India, yesterday. Monsoon rains haven't hit this early in over a century.   (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
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