Indian summer: Monsoon rains arrive for millions living in south Asia

0 Indians on scooters brave the rain in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, as the monsoon season in India opens – it will run until October. Last year, monsoon floods in the River Ganges broke previous records, with water levels reaching unprecedented levels at four locations in the north of the country. The highest record was in Patna, the state capital of Bihar, where flood waters rose 50.52m (166ft)