09 July,2026 01:57 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Thane district. File Pic
Monsoon-related incidents have claimed three lives and forced the evacuation of nearly 800 people across Thane district over the past week, while a lightning strike in the latest weather-related incident left two persons injured, officials said on Thursday.
According to the district administration, the fatalities include one person each from Thane city, Ambernath and Mira Bhayander.
A total of 11 people have sustained injuries in various rain-related accidents during the ongoing monsoon season, officials added.
A lightning strike injured two people, including a teenage girl, in Murbad taluka on Wednesday, said Tehsildar Abhijit Deshmukh.
Both victims were rushed to the Tokawde Primary Health Centre and are reported to be out of danger, he said.
In separate incidents, two young boys drowned in a river and a nullah in Bhiwandi on July 5 and July 6, respectively. Search operations to trace them are still underway, officials said.
Meanwhile, the body of an unidentified man was recovered from the swollen Potgaon river in Murbad. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, while police are working to establish the man's identity.
Torrential rainfall has caused widespread disruption across the district, prompting emergency teams to rescue and relocate 797 people from 229 families to safer locations.
The heavy rains have also caused major infrastructure damage, with 136 houses partially or completely collapsing across Thane district.
Additionally, five huts, two poultry farms, one community hall and an Anganwadi centre were damaged in rain-related incidents, officials said.
Authorities launched a rescue and restoration operation in Kalwa on Wednesday after hill torrents threatened to inundate Adarsh Chawl locality, according to an official release issued on Thursday.
A spot inspection revealed that natural drainage channels and nullahs carrying rainwater from the hills had become severely clogged with debris. The blockage caused rainwater to overflow into nearby residential areas.
"The Thane Municipal Corporation immediately deployed personnel to clear the choked nullahs, effectively restoring the natural flow of the hill torrents and safely diverting the water into the main city drainage network," the release stated.
The district administration said the situation was brought under control after drainage channels were cleared. No structural collapses, loss of life or financial damage were reported in the Kalwa incident, officials added.
