India, Aug. 27 -- In just a day, Jammu has recorded 380 mm of rain, the highest rainfall ever recorded in the region in a 24-hour period since 1910, when the observatory was established.

The last record was 270.4 mm recorded on September 25, 1988. This has also broken the record of 218.4 mm recorded on August 23, 1996.

For comparison, this figure is close to 403.1 mm - Jammu's monthly average for August.

Parts of Jammu have been ravaged by torrential rains which necessitated the deployment of the Indian Army for rescue operations. The Jammu rains have also led to flooding in parts of neighbouring Punjab.

Thousands of people have been evacuated from the low-lying flooded areas of Jammu with rain pounding the region for the fourth day o...