Mumbai Rains: Showers bring second weekend of pain for entire Thane

For residents of Kalyan Badlapur and Diva the rains brought upon a second weekend of nightmares While several ended up losing valuables theyd bought with an entire lifetimes worth of savings more than 500 to 600 cars were destroyed due to the waterlogging The downpour affected animals too especially cows and buffaloes tied to electric poles on the road in Kalyans Bail Bazaar area which remains flooded More than 400 buffaloes have been on the streets since Saturday evening In Badlapur several animals were moved to dry spots but around 10 bovines who did not leave the poles lost their lives The APMC market in Kalyan suffered losses too as most of the produce was destroyed The flower market was flooded till Monday eveningAlso ReadMumbai Rains Freight not cops tell three stuck in Vasai floodJai Prakash Chourasia a vegetable vendor said We have not been able to sell anything since the past five days Almost Rs 25000 worth of vegetables are lying unsold That is a huge amount for people like us A few of my friends lost vegetables and several equipments worth lakhs of rupees After losing much of their belongings to the waterlogging last weekend residents of Kamba village in Kalyan who have not been home since July 27 found the remaining valuables destroyed on Sunday More than 1100 villagers were shifted to Sacred Heart School in Varap Kalyan due to the rising water levels in the village These villagers could not even save important documents or valuables before leaving their homesAlso ReadMumbai Rains Three die after overnight downpour in in a slum at Dindoshi Goregaon EastAround 600 cars were damaged due to the waterloggingJayanti Mali who works as a clerk is the breadwinner of her family of three Shed bought a bike after saving up for three years Last week the bike broke down due to waterlogging in our area I tried to repair it and got it back home However it flooded again for two days and I lost my bike This is the only thing Ive bought in the last 10 years Shankar Dube who resides in Srinagar chawl of Kamba and sells utensils in exchange for clothes in Srinagar chawl said All the clothes wed collected were washed away It was a source of income for us I am concerned about how to feed my family There is still a lot of water in our chawl I went to check the situation on Monday morning but the doors of my room did not open due to the pressure of the water inside When I peeped from the window most of my belongings utensils and furniture were floatingIn Diva and Khadvli residents lost their farms and every belonging in their home More than 9000 residents had been shifted to shelters in Thane while the NDRF TDRF and Army conducted a rescue operation until Monday morning Around 11138 residents have been rescued from Thane district Children wept because their books games and favourite clothes were washed away Shweta Parab a std IX student from Diva said It was my birthday last month so I had received several gifts from exam equipment to clothes I wouldnt have needed anything for years Now my exams are approaching and I dont know how Ill appear for them without my books My father had bought everything for me but now weve lost everything My mother said that we need to build our home once againAlso ReadMumbai Rains Railway Protection Force rescues 3000 stranded inside trainsDiva residents being rescued More than 9000 residents had been shifted to shelters in ThaneDombivli bldg sinksMeanwhile the Palava City in Dombivli was completely underwater On Sunday residents were given food via cranes as there was no way to enter the flooded building premises The residents had to live without drinking water and electricity Ranish Ramkrishnan who had moved into the Casabella building five months ago said It was a nightmare for me I have been staying in Ghatkopar since my childhood This is the first time I have seen this kind of waterlogging I lost my first car in this flood On Monday I asked four to five service centres but they said it cannot be repaired Lodha that built Casabella is not going to give my car back When they advertise about good homes why cant they make arrangements for such calamities Raj Shetty a garage owner in Palava whose 10 employees have been repairing vehicles since Monday morning said This is the 56th car Ive checked to see whether or not it can be repaired I have three garages around Dombivli and till 4 pm we have got more than 300 cars and bikes for repair workResidents being rescued from a building in DivaKalwa youth drownsThe body of Kalwa youth Manish Jadhav 19 who had drowned in a natural pond along Patni road in Airoli around 430 pm on Sunday has not yet been recovered even after 24 hours of searching by the rescue agencies The pond he drowned in is created due to waterlogging every year and claimed two lives last year and four children in 2017Catch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates