Kyaukse, 14 May

An event to present relief items and cash aid provided by government to victims of powerful winds was held at the meeting room of General Administration Department in Kyaukse Township, Mandalay Region this morning.

At the event, chairman of the Township Administration Council U Kyaw Lwin delivered an opening speech and gave words of encouragement to the victims.

Afterwards, U Kyaw Lwin and members handed over a total of K 5.9 million for purchasing rice and building materials and a rescue kit box with 17 items to victims of strong winds from 76 households and two monasteries in the Township. Strong winds hit 11 villages in the township on 4 May and on 10 May and damaged 76 houses and monasteries.—Thet Maung

Translated by JT