Torrential Rains Batter Thane; Two Injured as Building Collapses
Jul 05, 2026 • Sidrah Gohar • Emergency Alerts / Public Announcements
Source:
Deccan Chronicle
Relentless rains over the past 48 hours crippled life across Thane district in Maharashtra, causing waterlogging, tree falls and a gallery collapse at a building in which two persons were injured, officials said on Sunday. The Thane Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) received 93 complaints during the last 24 hours, including 24 instances of tree falls, 22 branch falls, 24 of waterlogging, 8 compound wall collapses, and one landslide incident, they said.
Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Dombivli, and Navi Mumbai were flooded, leaving numerous residents marooned, they said. The weather office has predicted heavy rains in the region over the next two days. A portion of a first-floor gallery collapsed at the 45-year-old two-storey Tiwari Bhawan building at Kisan Nagar in the Wagle Estate area here on Saturday night, RDMC chief Yasin Tadvi said