Damak, May 27, 2009 : Several dozens of bamboo huts in camps were blown off by incessant rain, which appeared in the eastern region since a week.
“Altogether 107 huts have been damaged by storm followed by heavy rain yesterday”, said camp secretary of Khudunabari camp.
More than a dozen of school apartments got dismantled, making unfit for class-room activities, added the camp secretary.
Meanwhile, water level in Ratuwa River has gone up affected sectors E and G of Beldangi-I camp.
“We have declared an emergency phase and urge the donor agencies to assist us”, T.B. Gurung, camp secretary of Beldangi-I camp, told Bhutan News Service.
The river has also taken away grabbles and sand collected by some exiled Bhutanese, who earn their living in the river banks.
According to Gurung, shelther manager from the LWF, Lutheran World Federation, visited camps today for field study.
the reporter made a mistake in choosing the word, whether it is the rain or wind that blew off the huts. To my knowledge, the word blew off should be used only for the damage done due to strong wind where roofs would be blown off. if there is incessant rain, it must be flooded,overflown/spilled into the camps or washed away the huts.please use correct word for describing the scene accurately.