16-feet long security wall collapses in Thane amid incessant rainfall
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A 16-feet-long security wall in the Mumbra area of Thane collapsed on Monday following heavy rainfall in the region.
Following incessant rainfall in the region, a 16-feet-long security wall of the Anil Bhagat Chawl in Mumbra, Thane, collapsed on Monday.
17 families from the chawl were temporarily shifted to the Thane Municipal Corporation school.
Maharashtra | Owing to the incessant rainfall in Thane, a 16-feet long security wall in the Mumbra area collapsed on 4th July. Seventeen families from the Anil Bhagat Chawl have been temporarily shifted to the Thane Municipal Corporation school. pic.twitter.com/VBqOy4DO2K
No injuries or casualties were reported.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai and Thane districts predicting heavy rains at isolated places till Friday.
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