March 31, 2025 | 21:00 (GMT+7)
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security team begins rescue operations in Myanmar
A 26-member team from Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security on March 31 morning arrived in Myanmar’s Sagaing city, approximately 12km from the epicenter of a devastating earthquake, to commence search and rescue operations.
Senior Colonel Nguyen Minh Khuong, Deputy Director of Police Department of Fire Fighting, Fire Prevention and Rescue, who leads the team, said they held a brief meeting with Myanmar’s Emergency Operations Centre upon arrival.
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Rescuers of the Ministry of Public Security use sniffer dogs to search for victims at a building in Zabuthari town, Naypyidaw capital, Myanmar. |
They then quickly proceeded to the site of a collapsed building, about 20 minutes from their base, where they used sniffer dogs to locate a man and a woman trapped.
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The rescuers of the Ministry of Public Security search for victims in a building in Zabuthari town, Naypyidaw capital, Myanmar. |
Apart from Vietnam, other countries across the region and the world have swiftly launched emergency assistance measures for Myanmar following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that claimed more than 1,700 lives and left hundreds injured or missing.
Source: VNA