Bhiwandi building collapse: Death toll rises to 39, rescue operation continues
News | September 23, 2020 16:06 ISTDeath toll has risen to 39 in the Bhiwandi building collapse incident in Thane. Rescuers continue search operation at the site.
Death toll has risen to 39 in the Bhiwandi building collapse incident in Thane. Rescuers continue search operation at the site.
The rescue operation continued at building collapse site in Bhiwandi city of Maharashtra's Thane district on September 22.
One more person was rescued from under the debris at the site of Bhiwandi building collapse incident. So far, 18 people have lost their lives in the incident which took place on September 21.
An 8-ft-long python was rescued from under a car by snake catchers.
Thirty members of a family have tested positive for coronavirus at Kalyan in Thane district days after they celebrated the Ganesh Chaturthi festival together, a civic official said on Saturday.
A motor at the crusher in the company's polymer department got overheated, resulting in the fire around 12.30 pm, fireman Maruti Khilari said.
Mumbai and neighbouring Thane district received widespread moderate to heavy rainfall over the 24-hour period ended at 8:30 am on Friday, an IMD official said. He predicted the trend will continue over the next 24 hours. Mumbai, Thane NM received moderate to heavy- wide spread rainfall in 24 hrs with 1,2 stations crossing 120 mm too. Latest radar/satellite images indicate a very active monsoon ovr Konkan, more on N Konkan including Mumbai, Thane.
The 24-year-old victim, who worked as a maid and lived in Kalyan, was found hanging from a tree on Nashik-Mumbai Bypass road in Bhiwandi area here on August 9.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted heavy rainfall to occur in coastal regions of Maharashtra including Mumbai, Thane and Palghar. As per IMD forecasts, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places in Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sidhudurg.
The blaze erupted around 10.30 pm on Sunday in the office of a printing services company on the ground floor of the building in Press Bazar locality and spread to its upper floors, an official said.
Different parts of Maharashtra face severe waterlogging and flood-like situation following incessant heavy rainfall.
Parts of Mumbai continued to receive heavy rains along with gusty winds of upto 70 kmph for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. According to the officials, normal life was thrown out of gear while suburban train services were disrupted due to the heavy downpour.
Notices have been sent to schools, which have been classified as unauthorised and managements have been ordered to shut these institutions, education officer (secondary) Seshrao Bade has said in his order.
As per IMD's website, Thane city, Dombivli and Kalyan areas, which are part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), received more than 120 mm rainfall during the same period. Mumbai city and suburbs like Bandra and Kurla received rainfall in the range of 30 mm to 70 mm in the last 12 hours.
A loud explosion was heard in the MIDC area in Dombivali in Thane district at around 5:30 pm on Monday and officials said it may have come from a chemical unit there.
The coronavirus-induced lockdown has been extended till August 31 in the containment zones of Maharashtra's Thane district, a senior official said onSaturday.
An on duty Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and Maharashtra Security Force (MSF) personnel K Sahu and Somnath Mahajan respectively saved the life of a 52-year-old passenger.
In Thane, the capital hotel, which was built as a quarantine center for Corona positive policemen, turned into a hotel room with boys and girls partying. Drinking and drinking the hookah at a time when corona has spread all over the country.
Lockdown in Thane city for containment of coronavirus was lifted on Saturday, barring the areas which are infection hotspots. Municipal Commissioner Dr Vipin Sharma said in a late evening order that the latest lockdown, imposed on June 10, was being withdrawn from areas where the coronavirus spread is not very serious.
A truck carrying chemical, Methyl Methacrylate overturned on Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh Chowpatty in Thane on July 11.
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