EARTHQUAKE UPDATE

A serious 6.3 earthquake hit eastern Bhutan at 02:53 pm on Monday September 21st and caused extensive damage, the epicenter was in Mongar. The Royal Government of Bhutan reported 4,595 houses, 116 schools, 25 Hospitals and Basic Health Units, 485 chortens (stupa), 284 Lhakhangs (monastery), and 6 Dzongs (fortress) damaged, 12 deaths and 47 people injured.

Update: Bhutan Foundation donates to His Majesty’s Welfare Fund

November 13: Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Ashi Tshering Pem Wangchuck, Co-Chair of the Bhutan Foundation, presented a Cheque of Nu. 1.8 million to His Majesty’s Welfare Fund on behalf of the Bhutan Foundation this afternoon. The Check was handed over to the Welfare Officer (Zimpoen Wom) Pema Tshewang. The money will be used for emergency relief work of the September 21 earthquake.
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Her Majesty the Queen Mother said that the damages caused by the earthquake to many homes and families have been devastating. Her Majesty said that efforts have been put in place to raise funds to not only rebuild the live of the people in these areas but also to restore the sacred heritage site that have been affected.

The contribution was made through Bhutan Foundation’s long-term donors in the United States, Mrs. Lisina Hoch, Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hoch, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hoch, Mr. and Mrs. John Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. Reudi Laager, and Mr. Jason Bacon. The contribution also includes online donations from friends and Bhutanese students studying in the United States.

The Bhutan Foundation would like to thank those who have supported this emergency relief effort and we welcome any further support for the victims and restoration work of this tragic event. We will do all we can to keep you informed.

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The Bhutan Foundation was established in the United States to support non-governmental and other charitable organizations in Bhutan towards equitable development (education and youth, health care, economic opportunity etc), preservation and promotion of culture and art, good governance and the conservation of the natural environment. To further promote the understanding of Bhutan in the US, the foundation seeks to increase the mutually beneficial association between Bhutanese and U.S. organizations in both the public and private sectors.