Tutong District Overcomes Nature's Fury
By Helwa

Tutong Town - The Organising Committee of the get-together ceremony in the Tutong District on Sunday faced a minor glitch as strong winds brought down some of the tents that were erected for the event.

The event, which is scheduled to take place this Thursday, will be the final get-together session between His Majesty and his subjects.

However, members of the organising committee came out in force and with help from various uniformed agencies they re-erected the tents and cleaned up the mess in no time.

Unfortunately, a staff of the Tutong District Office had to be rushed to Pengiran Muda Mahkota al-Muhtadee Billah Hospital as he sustained injuries when a signboard fell on him due to the gust.

The strong winds, which occurred at about 1pm, affected a number of staff from the Tutong District Office, Tutong Municipal Board as well as a handful of members of the organising committee who were at work.

Acting Tutong District Officer, Awang Abdul Mutalip Hj Mohd Idris, who was also at the venue, reportedly accompanied the injured man to the hospital.

As soon as the strong winds died down, 42 members of the2n' Battalion of the Royal Brunei Land Forces in collaboration with 20 fire personnel led by ASO Mohd Ali Hassan got the collapsed tents back in shape. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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