A bridge was washed away whereas 54 individuals have been rescued after their homes have been inundated resulting from very heavy rains in Maharashtra’s Thane district within the final 24 hours, officers mentioned on Monday.
At the least 275 homes in numerous areas suffered damages and round 20 autos have been swept away following the heavy downpour on Sunday, the district administration mentioned in a launch.
The district acquired 65 mm rainfall on Sunday, it mentioned.
Thane metropolis recorded 120.87 mm rain within the 24-hour interval ending at 6.30 am on Monday, native civic physique’s catastrophe administration cell chief Yasin Tadvi mentioned.
The town acquired 45.98 mm of rain in only one hour between 3.30 am and 4.30 am on Monday, he mentioned.
Since June 1, the town has up to now acquired 858.87 mm rainfall in comparison with 917.90 mm in the identical interval final 12 months, he mentioned.
Shahapur taluka in Thane district was the worst affected the place a bridge on Asangaon-Mahuri street was washed away and the Barangi river in Gujrati Baug space was flooded, the discharge mentioned.
Flood waters entered 70 homes within the space, damaging varied home goods, whereas 20 two-wheelers and four-wheelers have been washed away, it mentioned.
In Gotheghar space of Shahapur, water entered Wafa Nursery space the place 38 occupants of three homes have been rescued.
In Vashind space, 12 individuals have been rescued and shifted to safer locations after 125 homes have been inundated, officers mentioned.
The heavy downpour additionally led to washing away of soil by the aspect of railway tracks in Atgaon.
Practically 12 homes in Shahapur additionally partially collapse, the officers mentioned.
In Kalyan taluka, 5 homes in Khadavali and three in Waveghar have been affected resulting from flooding, they mentioned.
In Bhiwandi taluka, water entered 40 homes in numerous homes and a ‘kutcha’ (mud) home in Goutepada additionally suffered injury, the officers mentioned.
There was no report of any lack of life and native talathis (income officers) have been instructed to hurry up the panchnama (spot inspection) and report the losses, they mentioned.
