99 people are known dead after 995mm of rain fell in Mumbia, the commercial capital of India.
Different reports put the death toll at 200.
Thousands of people have been evacuated.
India has been keeping weather records for 50 years, the previous amount of high rainfall within a 24 hour period was 370mm. (14.57 inches)
995mm is about 39 inches.
The rain isn’t expected to let up for several days.

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