Over 1 lakh people cut off as heavy rain floods Palghar district
Heavy rain flooded Palghar district, cutting off over 1 lakh people in Dahanu and Talasari talukas.
Kurje, Dhamni and Kawdas dams overflowed, prompting authorities to deploy additional NDRF teams and move residents to safer locations.
Six long-distance trains were cancelled and road links were severed due to waterlogging and flooding between Gholvad and Umbergaon stations.
Kawdas weather station recorded 613 mm of rainfall in 24 hours, while Umbergaon received 1,064 mm, the third highest in 30 years.
Boisar police constable Jayram Chaudhari survived being swept away by floodwaters, and local youth and police rescued six people from a stranded MSRTC bus near Waghadi village.
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