Thane, Sep 28 (PTI) A man has been swept away in the swollen Ulhas river following heavy rains in Maharashtra's Thane district, officials said on Sunday.

The heavy showers in Thane, which received more than 100 mm of rain in the last 24 hours, and in neighbouring Palghar district caused waterlogging at several places.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘red alert’, warning of extremely heavy rainfall in Thane, Palghar, Mumbai and Raigad districts on Sunday.

A man was swept away while he and two others went for a swim in the Ulhas river in Thane's Badlapur area on Saturday, local civic body's chief fire officer Damodar Vangad told PTI.

The fire brigade was informed about the incident six hours late, he said, adding that efforts were still on to trace the man.

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