Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority and Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency service personnel conduct rescue drill ahead of monsoon at Sabarmati river in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, June 17, 2008. Annual monsoon rains swept across India about two weeks early, causing floods that have killed at least 23 people, officials said Monday.
A village girl carries wood sticks on her head on a rainy day at Samhan village about 42 kilometers (26 miles) south of Allahabad, India, Monday, June 16, 2008. India's annual monsoon rains have swept across the country about two weeks ahead of schedule, breaking a 108-year-old record and causing floods that have killed at least 23 people, officials said Monday.
People enjoy at the India Gate war memorial, background, lawn in New Delhi, India, Monday, June 16, 2008. The monsoon hit New Delhi on Sunday the earliest arrival of the rains in the city since record keeping began 108 years ago and would soon cover almost the entire country, said said Subhash Chander Bhan, the director of the India Meteorological Department.
A street child plays in a puddle during monsoon rain in New Delhi, India, Monday, June 16, 2008. India's annual monsoon rains have swept across the country about two weeks ahead of schedule, breaking a 108-year-old record and causing floods that have killed at least 23 people, officials said Monday.
A man carries school children as he walks through water logged street during monsoon rain in Gauahati, India, Saturday, June 14, 2008. Monsoon rains usually hit India from June to September.
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