Heavy rains lash Palghar; house collapse, two locals washed away in flood
Nearly 32 houses were partially damaged in different talukas of Palghar due to heavy rains, following the district administration official.
FollowOfficials in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Thursday said that two people were washed away in flood waters, and one person was injured after a portion of his house collapsed due to heavy rains.
Nearly 32 houses were partially damaged in different talukas of Palghar due to the heavy rains, following the district administration official.
The district received an average of 89.27 mm of rain in the 24 hours ending at 10 am on Thursday, with Wada taluka receiving the highest total of 135 mm.
According to district disaster cell chief Vivekanand Kadam, a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team was kept on standby to assist whenever needed.
On Thursday, Ramesh Janya Goshe (51) of Charoti in Dahanu taluka was washed away in flood waters. According to a district administration official, the body was later recovered.
A man's decomposed body was discovered in a swollen drain in Madhuban locality of Vasai township on Wednesday, according to an official from the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation's fire services.
According to a police official, the deceased, identified as Rahul Vishwakarma, who worked in a nearby factory, may have slipped into the drain during the heavy rains and been washed away.
A portion of a house collapsed on Thursday in Vasuri, Vikramgad taluka, injuring its resident Krishna Bhauji Bhoye (60), according to a district administration official. According to the official, the man has been hospitalised and is in stable condition.
Dr Manik Gursal, District Collector, has directed all sub-divisional officers and tehsildars to remain vigilant and take the necessary steps to assist in the current situation.
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