VPA's rescue contingent races against time to search for earthquake victims in Myanmar

At 1:00p.m. on April 3 (local time), three more bodies were recovered and brought outside.

Earlier that morning, the Vietnamese rescue contingent divided into groups to conduct search and rescue missions in two key areas inside the hospital, where service dogs and specialized equipment had detected the presence of three victims. One location required heavy machinery to break down walls and clear debris from a collapsed second floor to reach victims on the first floor.

Notably, a UAE rescue contingent joined the effort with service dogs and specialized equipment. Despite extreme heat and difficult conditions, rescue forces from Vietnam, Myanmar, and the UAE worked tirelessly throughout the morning, successfully recovering three elderly victims.

On the same day, the Vietnamese contingent also set up a field medical tent at Ottara Thiri Hospital to provide free medical check-ups and medicines to residents. In addition, another contingent was dispatched to assess and identify further locations requiring rescue operations in Naypyidaw.

The VPA’s rescue contingent discusses with UAE forces to access trapped victims.

Service dogs continue searching for earthquake victims.

The UAE rescue contingent deploys specialized equipment to Ottara Thiri Hospital to assist in search and rescue efforts.

VPA’s engineering force, together with Myanmar and UAE rescue forces, drills through concrete to access the trapped victims.

Military medical team provide health check-ups and medicines to residents.

Searching in the site to locate other trapped victims

Translated by Minh Anh