Earliest Monsoon Rains in Century Kill 23 in India

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. (More India stories.)