Thane rains: Flooding, tree falls and building damage reported after heavy showers

Continuous heavy rainfall over the last 48 hours disrupted normal life across Thane district causing flooding in several areas tree falls and structural damage incidents officials said on SundayAccording to the Thane Regional Disaster Management Cell RDMC authorities received 93 rainrelated complaints in the last 24 hours These included 24 incidents of tree falls 22 branch falls 24 flooding complaints eight compound wall collapses and one landslide incidentSeveral lowlying areas across Thane city Kalyan Bhiwandi Ulhasnagar Dombivli and Navi Mumbai reported flooding affecting residents and slowing movement Officials said emergency teams were deployed at several locations to assist citizens and respond to complaintsThe weather department has predicted heavy rainfall in the region over the next two daysGallery collapse in Wagle Estate leaves two injuredA portion of a firstfloor gallery collapsed at the 45yearold Tiwari Bhawan building in the Kisan Nagar area of Wagle Estate in Thane on Saturday night RDMC chief Yasin Tadvi saidTwo people identified as Noori Islam Sheikh 65 and Suresh Thapa 36 sustained injuries in the incident Sheikh suffered injuries to his head and shoulder and is undergoing treatment at a local hospitalFollowing the incident the entire building was evacuated as a safety precaution due to the precarious state of the remaining gallery structure A family residing in the terrace flat has been shifted to a temporary civic shelter at a TMC School Tadvi saidAuthorities cordoned off the building and evacuated residents as a precautionary measure after inspecting the condition of the remaining structureNavi Mumbai building evacuated after slab collapseIn another rainrelated incident a firstfloor balcony slab collapsed at the fivestorey Avighna Cooperative Housing Society in Shahbaz Village Belapur in Navi Mumbai on Saturday nightFollowing the incident all 17 flats in the building were vacated an official from the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation NMMC saidNo casualties were reported The electricity supply to the building was disconnected and the premises have been locked A majority of the displaced residents were safely shifted to the NMMCs Warkari Bhavan in Belapur via civic buses while others moved to relatives homes the official statedResidents face flooding as rainfall continuesIn some areas of Thane district including parts of Ulhasnagar residents remained stranded due to flooding for more than 48 hours Locals raised concerns over the condition of drainage systems and claimed that inadequate premonsoon preparations contributed to the situationOfficials said teams were working to clear affected areas and monitor vulnerable locationsThane city recorded 18466 mm of rainfall in the 24hour period ending at 830 am on Sunday The total rainfall recorded this season has reached 94871 mm compared with 95981 mm during the same period last year Tadvi saidPalghar records heavy showers no major incidents reportedNeighbouring Palghar district also witnessed continuous rainfall overnight However officials said there were no reports of any major damage or casualtiesDistrict disaster management officials said the situation remains under observation as rainfall activity continues across the region