The officials on Monday said that a bridge was washed away while 54 persons were rescued after their houses were inundated due to very heavy rains in Maharashtra`s Thane district in the last 24 hours, reported news agency PTI.

Amid Thane rains, at least 275 houses in different areas suffered damages and around 20 vehicles were swept away following the heavy downpour on Sunday, the district administration said in a release, reported PTI.