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Incessant rains for the second day in a row wreaked havoc in Thane district, cutting off several low-lying areas and leaving thousands of people marooned.
According to district authorities, parts of Bhiwandi, Kopri, Naupada, Bhayander, Dahanu and Kalyan were completely inundated owing to continuous downpour during the last 48 hours.
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Heavy rains lash Mumbai suburbs
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About 10,000 people have been marooned by flood waters in these areas and they are being shifted to safer places, they said.
Also, non-stop rains have wrecked several roads in the district, leading to heavy disruption in vehicular traffic on the Bombay-Ahmedabad road.
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Heavy rains lash Mumbai suburbs
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The Palghar police station in the western belt of Thane district was totally flooded, damaging various records. Other adjacent police stations including the one in Manor area was also cut off, making it difficult for policemen to operate.
In Mira-Bhayander, a portion of an old building collapsed on Tuesday morning after heavy showers. However, there was no loss of life, said the police.
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Heavy rains lash Mumbai suburbs
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In Maswan, a bus carrying passengers got stuck in the flood waters of Surya river on Monday evening, leaving 30 passengers stranded for many hours, authorities said.
They were later rescued in the wee hours of Tuesday, police said.
Thousands of people staying on the banks of rivers Surya, Vaitarna and Daherja in Palghar taluka have been alerted and asked to shift to safer shelters, police said.
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Heavy rains lash Mumbai suburbs
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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 the western suburbs of Malad, Kandivali and Jogeshwari.
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