Thane: Incessant rains for the second day in a row wreaked havoc in Thane district, cutting off several low lying areas, leaving thousands of people marooned.
According to district authorities, parts of many areas like Bhiwandi, Kopri, Naupada, Bhayander, Dahanu and Kalyan were completely inundated owing to continuous downpour during the last 48 hours.
About 10,000 people were marooned by flood waters in these areas and are being shifted to safer places, they said. Also, non-stop rains have wrecked roads in the district leading to heavy disruption in vehicular traffic on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad road.
In Tarapur area, a Primary Health Centre and quarters of the medical officer came under water following which affected health workers and patients were shifted to nearby , officials from the district disaster control room.
In Maswan, a bus of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) got stuck in the flood waters of Surya river last evening leaving 30 passengers stranded for many hours, authorities said. They were later rescued in the wee hours today, police said.
In Mumbai, heavy rains continued overnight throwing normal life out of gear, flooding streets and stalling traffic. Water-logging was reported in western suburbs of Malad, Kandivali and Jogeshwari.
According to district authorities, parts of many areas like Bhiwandi, Kopri, Naupada, Bhayander, Dahanu and Kalyan were completely inundated owing to continuous downpour during the last 48 hours.
About 10,000 people were marooned by flood waters in these areas and are being shifted to safer places, they said. Also, non-stop rains have wrecked roads in the district leading to heavy disruption in vehicular traffic on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad road.
In Tarapur area, a Primary Health Centre and quarters of the medical officer came under water following which affected health workers and patients were shifted to nearby , officials from the district disaster control room.
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In Maswan, a bus of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) got stuck in the flood waters of Surya river last evening leaving 30 passengers stranded for many hours, authorities said. They were later rescued in the wee hours today, police said.
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In Mumbai, heavy rains continued overnight throwing normal life out of gear, flooding streets and stalling traffic. Water-logging was reported in western suburbs of Malad, Kandivali and Jogeshwari.
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