Earthquake: Everything is fine in Bhutan, says minister
Thimpu, April 25: Bhutan's Minister for Economic Affairs Norbu Wangchuk on Saturday said everything was fine in his country and expressed solidarity with Nepal which suffered massive losses of life and property as a result of the earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale. [Follow updates on earthquake]
In
solidarity
to
the
people
of
Nepal
affected
by
the
earthquake
the
celebration
of
World
Intellectual
Property
day
tomorrow
is
cancelled.
—
Norbu
Wangchuk
(@NorbuWangchukTG)
April
25,
2015
Indian
PM
Modi
checking
with
Embassy
in
Thimphu
to
reach
out
to
Bhutan
if
any
support
is
needed
after
the
quake.
Touched
by
the
gesture.
—
Norbu
Wangchuk
(@NorbuWangchukTG)
April
25,
2015
Tala
and
Chukha
hydro
facilities
reported
safe.
No
damages
reported
from
the
quake.
—
Norbu
Wangchuk
(@NorbuWangchukTG)
April
25,
2015
Quake
in
Bhutan
would
be
magnititide
4
strong
enough
to
damage
old
traditional
houses
-
DGM
—
Norbu
Wangchuk
(@NorbuWangchukTG)
April
25,
2015
He said in a tweet that the celebration of World Intellectual Property day scheduled for tomorrow, April 26, has been cancelled.
Wangchuk also thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending a helping hand to Bhutan in the moment of the crisis.
The minister said the Tala and Chukha hydro-facilities were safe. According to him, the magnitude of the quake might have been around 4 in Bhutan, enough to shake old buildings.
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