Landslides and incidents of wall collapse were reported in parts of Thane city on the first day of monsoon rains that lashed Thane and neighbouring Palghar district on Wednesday. While no casualties were reported in these incidents, at least six vehicles were damaged after trees fell on them during the downpour, said Santosh Kadam, the chief of the Thane Municipal Corporation’s (TMC) regional disaster management cell.

Landslides were reported at Panvel-Kalwa road and Mumbra Bypass Road, both in Mumbra, the official said, adding that rescue teams rushed to the scene to clear the roads and ensure smooth movement of vehicles. Apart from this, compound walls of two housing complexes in Savarkar Nagar and Manorama Nagar collapsed due to the rains and no one was injured in these incidents, Kadam said.