THANE: Torrential rain unleashed a series of deadly incidents across Maharashtra’s Thane and Palghar districts on Sunday, leaving two people dead and several others injured as a teenager drowned in a swollen river, a man was killed in a balcony collapse, and multiple rain-triggered structural failures kept emergency teams on high alert.The relentless downpour triggered building collapses, tree falls and flooding across several areas, prompting rescue operations by civic authorities and disaster response teams.In Navi Mumbai’s Vashi Sector 11, a concrete slab from the second-floor balcony of the Ram Niwas Building crashed onto three people standing below. Rajesh Shetty (35) succumbed to his injuries, while two women sustained injuries and are undergoing treatment at a hospital.Rescue personnel and civic officials rushed to the spot, secured the area and cleared the debris.In another incident, a 17-year-old boy drowned in the swollen Kamvari River in Bhiwandi on Sunday evening. The teenager, a resident of Gaibi Nagar, had gone to the riverbank with friends to catch crabs when he was swept away by the strong current. A search operation is underway to recover his body, officials said.Meanwhile, in Thane’s Diva area, five residents were rescued after the concrete slab of a staircase in a two-storey building collapsed, blocking the only exit.Fire brigade personnel safely evacuated Pradeep Malusare (50), Prajakta Malusare (42), Chetan Malusare (21), Ganesh Rane (48) and 14-year-old Aroshi Kumdekar before removing the unstable debris.Earlier in the day, a large tree crashed onto two houses in Yashoda Niwas Society in Pachpakhadi, Thane West, damaging the roof of the structures.“Work is underway to cut and remove the tree. No one was injured at the scene,” said Yasin Tadvi, Chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC).An eyewitness said a civic worker had a narrow escape when the tree suddenly collapsed.In neighbouring Palghar district, heavy rain also caused the compound wall of an under-construction housing complex in Vasai to collapse onto an adjoining residential area, crushing 15 parked motorcycles.Firefighters from the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) cleared the debris, while authorities continued to monitor rain-related incidents across the region.(With PTI inputs)