VPA rescue forces conclude search operations at Ottara Thiri Private Hospital

In addition, the delegation sent another team to coordinate with Myanmar and UAE rescue forces to search for victims buried under the hospital rubble.

The Vietnam People’s Army rescue force holds a briefing before resuming search operations at Ottara Thiri Private Hospital.

As a result, at 3:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. the same day, the teams retrieved the bodies of two deceased victims and handed them over to their families.

Outside Ottara Thiri Private Hospital, the Vietnamese military medical team set up tents to provide free health check-ups and medicines to 39 local residents.

Vietnamese and Myanmar rescue forces search for victims in the hospital canteen area.

Rescue teams drill and break through collapsed concrete structures to locate victims.

As of April 5, the VPA delegation located and retrieved 20 bodies of earthquake victims from the rubble, including 16 bodies at Ottara Thiri Private Hospital.

The military medical team continues providing medical care in a tent set up outside the hospital.

Deeply moved by the compassion and tireless efforts of the Vietnamese troops, families of several victims came to Ottara Thiri Private Hospital on April 5 to express their gratitude for the Vietnamese military personnel's assistance in the disaster relief efforts.

On April 5, heavy machinery was brought to Ottara Thiri Private Hospital in preparation for demolition work

Later that evening, the Vietnam People's Army teams officially concluded search and rescue operations at Ottara Thiri Private Hospital and is now ready to mobilize for its next mission.

Translated by Trung Thanh