Kanpur: 'Life is sustained by water', a 55-year record of rainfall was broken, drains and roads were overflowing, and water entered homes and shops.

In Kanpur, the monsoon rains of September 26th have set a new record. On this day, 204 mm of rainfall was recorded in 24 hours. Saturday brought more rain than has fallen in the last 55 years. The maximum rainfall recorded on September 26, 1993, was 62 mm.