A schoolgirl reacts to rainwater being splashed on her, in a flooded street in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, June 28, 2016. Monsoon rains, which started off slow in the city, has picked up pace the past few days. India's monsoon season runs from June to September. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Image of Asia: A splash of monsoon rain in Mumbai

In this photo by Rafiq Maqbool, a schoolgirl reacts to rainwater being splashed on her in a flooded street in Mumbai, India. Monsoon rains have picked up pace in the city after a slow start, bringing welcome relief after a long drought. The monsoon season runs from June to September and the next few weeks are forecast to be normal or wetter-than-normal in much of India.

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