Maharashtra rains: Part of river bridge in Palghar washed away

Palghar: A major portion of a bridge connecting Wada and Malwada on Pinjal river in Palghar was washed away on Sunday afternoon due to heavy rains, an official said.

Palghar police spokesperson Hemant Katkar said there were no reports of casualties in the incident but traffic on the vital connector had come to a standstill.

In other incidents due to heavy rainfall, 15 people were rescued in Bathane village in Virar by local police and the civic body's disaster control cell, an official said.


Four others trapped in a flooded godown and eight people stranded in another place, both in Manor, were also rescued, the official said.

A truck broke down on Khanbaugh bridge in Valiv here and three people inside were rescued after a police team deployed cranes, he said.

One person is feared drowned in the Padi Kindi dam in Fulpada and rescue efforts were continuing, he added.