On Thursday, at least eight buildings that had developed cracks and were declared unsafe following recent rains collapsed in Anni area of Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district. There were no casualties.

The buildings housing shops, banks and other commercial establishments had developed cracks four-five days ago, Sub Divisional Magistrate Anni, Naresh Verma said, adding that the buildings were declared unsafe and vacated recently.

The assessment of damage is being done and some other unsafe buildings along the National Highway 305 in Anni have also been vacated as a precautionary measure, he added.

As per PTI, 120 people have died in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh this month while a total of 238 people have died and 40 are still missing since the onset of monsoon in the state on June 24.