Yangon, Myanmar: The counting of deaths due to a major earthquake in Myanmar is up to 3,300, the state media said on Saturday, as the United Nations Assistance Head made a fresh call to the world to help the disaster-nation nation. According to the new data published by the state media, on March 28, the … Read more
New Delhi: After a devastating earthquake ravaged Myanmar, India initiated its relief and rescue efforts in the country under the banner ‘Operation Brahma‘. On Saturday, the country deployed two naval ships and began the deployment of an army field hospital with 118 medical personnel to provide immediate assistance to the injured. The massive earthquake that … Read more
New Delhi: As Myanmar reels from death and destruction caused by a massive earthquake, India on Saturday delivered 15 tonnes of relief material and dispatched more supplies by air and sea along with rescue teams under the emergency mission ‘Operation Brahma’. In a reflection of New Delhi’s strong resolve to help the neighbouring country, Prime … Read more
Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday vowed the United States would assist Myanmar after it was hit by a huge earthquake that also shook Thailand, with many killed and trapped in collapsed buildings. Trump told reporters “we will be helping” as images emerged of flattened buildings, downed bridges and cracked roads. (Except for the headline, … Read more
New Delhi: A 1,000-bed hospital in Myanmar capital Naypyidaw is a likely “mass casualty area”, news agency AFP said Friday afternoon after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Sagaing, which is 260km away. There is no confirmation on the number of dead at the hospital, but 20 have been reported from across … Read more