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IN PHOTOS: 8 buildings collapse in rain-battered Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district
Updated On: 24 August, 2023 05:47 PM IST | Anagha Sawant
On Thursday, at least eight vacant buildings collapsed in rain-battered Himachal Pradesh's Kullu, while one more body was recovered from the site of a landslide at the Shiv temple. There were no casualties in the building collapse incident in Kullu's Anni area (Pic/PTI)


About 120 people have died in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh in August while a total of 239 people have died and 40 are still missing since the onset of monsoon in Himachal Pradesh on June 24

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said the state has suffered losses of Rs 12,000 crore so far

Palampur received 137 mm of rain since Wednesday evening, Nahan received 93 mm, Shimla 79 mm, Dharamshala 70 mm and Mandi 57 mm. The local Met office issued a yellow warning of heavy rains on August 25 and predicted a wet spell in the state till August 30

The National Highway between Mandi-Kullu has been severely impacted due to heavy landslip near Pandoh and relief camps have been set up along the stretch of Pandoh and Aut besides Bajaura

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday appealed to the Centre to declare the natural calamity in Himachal Pradesh as a national disaster so that those affected can get immediate relief
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