Government orders relief support to wind victims

Thimphu, April 19: The government has ordered the immediate dispatch of relief materials for those people displaced by the winds in Phuentsholing.

Home Minister Minjure Dorji said relief materials have been sent to the districts to support the victims.

He further said government has been planning to extend support to the people to build stronger houses that can resist the natural disasters like winds.

Hundreds of villagers have been displaced in Phuentsholing and neighboring areas last week when their houses were blown off by the wind. Bhutan News Service