PTI| Thane | India
At least four incidents of wall collapse were reported in Maharashtra's Thane city following heavy overnight rains, but no one was injured, while one person was feared drowned in a swollen drain, a civic official said on Sunday.
Four auto-rickshaws were damaged in one of the wall collapse incidents, Thane Municipal Corporation's regional disaster management cell chief Santosh Kadam said.
Water-logging was reported at 18 places in Thane city and some parts of neighboring Mumbra, Bhiwandi, and Kalyan townships after heavy overnight showers, he said. The city received a 182.36 mm downpour in the 12-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Sunday, the official said. A 30-year-old man was feared drowned in a swollen drain on the Ambedkar Road in the city, he said, adding that efforts were on to trace him. The compound wall of a housing society at Parsik Nagar in Kalwa and a residential building wall in the city collapsed, he said. In another incident, a 15-20 feet wall of a compound collapsed in the Wagle Estate area, crushing four auto-rickshaws. Besides, a drain wall crashed at Anand Nagar in Kalwa, the official said.
No one was injured in these incidents, he added. Heavy rains and water-logging were also reported in Vasai and other areas of neighboring Palghar district, a spokesperson said. The district received 116.39 mm rainfall in the 12-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Sunday, the official said.
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