10 dzongkhags experience snow fall

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26 January, 2008 – Kanglung under a blanket of snow, the first in 14 years. Villagers in Trashigang woke up to a surprise on the morning of January 23 to see their surroundings covered in snow. They saw it as a harbinger to a good year. Villagers in Bikhar, Trashigang, said that it had last snowed in their gewog 22 years ago. Ten dzongkhags across the country experienced snowfall on January 23.

Source: Kuensel