Heavy rains pound Thane, Palghar in Maha; 2 persons swept away in flood waters, many areas inundated
The Hindu
Heavy rains pounded Thane and neighbouring Palghar district of Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, resulting in water-logging in many areas and a number of incidents of tree fall, officials said on Thursday.
Heavy rains pounded Thane and neighbouring Palghar district of Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, resulting in water-logging in many areas and a number of incidents of tree fall, officials said on Thursday.
Two persons were swept away in swollen water bodies in the last two days. While the body of one of them was recovered, efforts were on to trace the other person, they said.
A number of cars were also damaged in Thane district in rain-related incidents, the officials said.
A portion of a compound wall of the upscale NRI Complex in Navi Mumbai township of Thane district collapsed on Wednesday night after heavy rains, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Dr. Babasaheb Rajale told PTI on Thursday.
No person was injured in the incident, he said, adding a few cars parked in the complex were damaged.
A 16-year-old boy from Diva in Thane city was swept away in a swollen nullah on Wednesday night and efforts were still on to trace him, officials said.
Thane city received 200.08 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.