Assam's Silchar records highest single-day rainfall in 132 years
Silchar, the second-largest city in Assam, recorded 415.8 mm of rainfall in 24 hours, the highest in a single day since 1893. The downpour on June 1 broke the 132-year-old record of 290.3 mm. At least 34 people have been killed in floods and landslides across several Northeastern states over the past three days, according to reports.