Sohra (Meghalaya): Two nearby tiny hilltop townships in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district are vying for the "wettest place on the planet" title as both received over 4300 mm of rainfall in June, officials said today.

"Sohra, previously known as Cherrapunjee, has received 4355.5 mm last month. This is the first time in 20 years that the place got so much rainfall," head of the meteorology office Vijay Kumar Singh told PTI. The last time it rained so much was in 1995 when the rainfall was recorded at 4710.9 mm, he said.