Myanmar’s neighbours sent warships and aircraft laden with relief materials and rescue personnel, as international aid gained steam after the earthquake.
India, China and Thailand are among the neighbours that have sent relief materials and teams, along with aid and personnel from Malaysia, Singapore and Russia.
Indian military aircraft made multiple sorties into Myanmar yesterday, including ferrying supplies and search-and-rescue crews to Naypyitaw, the purpose-made capital, parts of which have been wrecked by the earthquake.
The Indian Army will help set up a field hospital in Mandalay and two navy ships carrying supplies are heading to Myanmar’s commercial capital of Yangon.
Multiple teams of Chinese rescue personnel have arrived, including one that crossed in overland from its southwestern province of Yunnan, China’s embassy in Myanmar said.
A 78-member team from Singapore, accompanied by rescue dogs, was operating in Mandalay today, Myanmar state-media said.
– Reuters
