Word: cherrapunji
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Dates: during 1953-1953
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...memorable assignment in India was his 1951 pursuit of a monsoon. New York wanted a photograph of a violent Asiatic downpour. Unfortunately, it was the driest season in a quarter of a century, and with New Delhi wrapped in a drought, Burke pushed on to the Khasi Hills at Cherrapunji. reputed to have the world's heaviest rainfalls. The moment he arrived, the rains ceased. Just after he left, 30 inches fell. As a final blow, he was arrested for taking surreptitious pictures of a perfect formation of monsoon clouds from a Calcutta-bound plane. Indian law prohibits taking...
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