Civic authorities rescued 13 residents trapped in a flooded 'chawl' in Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday evening, officials said, reported news agency PTI.

They were rescued from Naiknagar Chawl (old building with small rooms) in Diva town by the Thane Municipal Corporation's Disaster Management Cell (DMC) and Fire Brigade personnel, they said.

Yasin Tadvi, chief of the Disaster Management Cell, said, "We received information at our control room at around 10.15 pm regarding people stuck in water inside Naiknagar Chawl. Our teams immediately rushed to the spot along with a Fire Brigade vehicle," reported PTI.