In pictures: India's Early monsoon rains

epa03751531 A handout photo released on 19 June 2013 by Indian Army shows an Indian army rescue operation in Uttrakhand, India, on 18 June 2013. Floods and landslides have killed at least 150 people in north India and rescue teams were struggling 19 June to reach more than 62,000 stranded pilgrims and tourists. Early monsoon rains triggered flash floods in the Ganges river and its tributaries, leading to landslides and house collapses in the hill state of Uttarakhand. EPA/INDIAN ARMY/HANDOUT BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES *** Local Caption *** 03751531.jpg

Indian Army shows soldiers preparing for an Indian army rescue operation in Uttrakhand. EPA / INDIAN ARMY

epa03751630 Thai workers heading home squeeze into an overcrowded transport caught in a traffic jam, during a heavy burst of monsoon rain in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 June 2013. The start of Thailand's annual rainy season always catches people unprepared for the sudden downpours, and causes a slowdown in traffic flow. EPA/BARBARA WALTON *** Local Caption *** 03751630.jpg

Hindu priests of the Sangam move their shelters from the banks of the Ganga river as the water level of the Ganga and Yamuna rises in Allahabad on June 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO / SANJAY KANOJIA

Hindu priests of the Sangam move their shelters from the banks of the Ganga river as the water level of the Ganga and Yamuna rises in Allahabad on June 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO / SANJAY KANOJIA

Hindu priests of the Sangam move their shelters from the banks of the Ganga river as the water level of the Ganga and Yamuna rises in Allahabad. AFP PHOTO / SANJAY KANOJIA

Hindu devotees return after taking a holy dip at Sangam as the water level of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers rises in Allahabad. AFP PHOTO / SANJAY KANOJIA

A submerged statue of the Hindu Lord Shiva stands amid the flooded waters of river Ganges. REUTERS / Stringer

A stranded mouse rests on a stick next to the rising waters of river Yamuna in New Delhi June 19, 2013. REUTERS / Anindito Mukherjee

Vehicles are submerged in the rising waters of river Yamuna in New Delhi. REUTERS / Stringer

People carry oil lamps as they pray for the flood victims in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, outside a temple in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad June 19, 2013. REUTERS / Amit Dave

A view of the Hindu holy town of Kedarnath from a helicopter after a flood, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. AP Photo

A Tibetan refugee wades through flood waters along the banks of the river Yamuna to reach safer place, in New Delhi, India. AP Photo / Manish Swarup

In this Tuesday June 18, 2013 photo released by Indian army, Indian army soldiers help a child to climb down from a mountain, in Uttarkashi, in northern Indian state of Uttrakhund. AP Photo / Indian Army

Indian people use a boat to cross a Tibetan market along the banks of the Yamuna River, in New Delhi. AP Photo / Manish Swarup