Mumbai Rains: Wall collapse, flooded roads and overflowing lakes grip Thane City

The extremely heavy downpour in the Mumbai metropolis has also taken a toll in the suburbs. Visuals from the neighboring Thane city show the massive damage that the showers have inflicted upon the lake city. 

In a video that surfaced on social media, a wall can be seen collapsing in Thane's Vasant Leela, a housing society situated in Ghodbunder Road. The scary footage of the post-wall collapse shows the wall being reduced to rubble as it damaged two cars. One of the cars was completely smashed by the collapse. Watch the CCTV footage here:

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Majority of lakes in the city started overflowing. The famous Upvan Lake in Thane's Pokhran Road also started to overflow. Watch the video here:

One of the most shocking incidents was when the Ghodbunder Road was flooded and buses had a tough time as they made their way through the water-logged highway. Water started gushing into a TMT bus. Visuals show the interiors of the bus being flooded.The city took massive damage and many areas were flooded. Here are some tweets showing the dire state of the city:

Considering the ongoing situation, Thane Municipal Commissioner appealed Thanekars to avoid stepping out. Schools within the city have been ordered to shut on:

Thane City Police has also taken measures to keep commuters out of harm's way. Vehicles are being diverted away from the water-logged streets:

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Here's what IMD has predicted:

The Regional Meteorological Centre in Mumbai has issued district-wise forecast and warnings about heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. As per the report, Thane, Raigad, Palghar and Mumbai are scheduled to witness incessant downpours.