BANGKOK: Russian rescuers have arrived in Myanmar to assist in search and rescue operations after the deadly earthquake, according to Sputnik/RIA Novosti, citing a Myanmar state-run TV channel MRTV report on Sunday (March 30).
BANGKOK: (Bernama) The death toll in the Thai capital, Bangkok, following Friday's (March 28) powerful earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 17, with another 32 people injured and more than 70 still missing.
KUALA LUMPUR: For nearly three decades, the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) has been at the forefront of search and rescue (SAR) operations and humanitarian aid efforts, not only within the country but also globally.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Civil Defence Force is prepared to provide humanitarian aid to victims of the earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday (March 29), resulting in significant loss of life and affecting millions.
HANOI: Vietnam will deploy a 79-member military task force to assist with earthquake search and rescue operations, and post-disaster recovery efforts in Myanmar, Vietnam News Agency reported Saturday (March 29).
BEIJING: At the request of Myanmar, China dispatched a search and rescue team to the earthquake-stricken areas on Saturday (March 29) morning to carry out international rescue operations.
HANOI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will deploy a 79-member military task force to assist with earthquake search and rescue operations, and post-disaster recovery efforts in Myanmar, Vietnam News Agency reported Saturday.
SHAH ALAM: A 40-year-old man drowned while attempting to save his 11-year-old son from a river in Kampung Bukit Jati, Klang while they were fishing here late Wednesday (March 26) afternoon.
KOTA KINABALU: As floodwaters surged through Kampung Langkon in Sabah's northern district of Kota Marudu early Thursday (Mar 20), a mother and her two children waded desperately towards the main road, hoping to reach safety.
SUBANG: While others are home with loved ones celebrating Hari Raya Aidilfitri, duty and saving lives come first for the 50 Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) personnel going to earthquake-struck Myanmar.
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department has frozen the leave of 70% of its staff or 11,500 personnel to ensure maximum emergency preparedness during the Aidilfitri festive season.
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), in Myanmar to aid search and rescue efforts following the massive earthquake that struck the country on March 28, rescued a man trapped underneath a collapsed three-storey building on March 30.
JAKARTA: (Bernama) The Asean Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) has launched a coordinated international relief operation in Myanmar after a powerful earthquake and its subsequent aftershock.
KOTA KINABALU: Six Filipinos rescued after their vessel sank were handed over to Philippine authorities by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) at the maritime border on Monday (March 17).
KOTA KINABALU: A mother held the hands of her two children, ages 5 and 6, before they were seen falling into the sea in Sandakan in the wee hours of Sunday.
ALGIERS, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Algeria's coast guard rescued on Sunday a Turkish sailor who suffered a severe head injury aboard a merchant vessel near Bejaia, east of Algiers, the Defense Ministry said.
SUBANG: Malaysia is considering sending additional rescuers to aid victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar on Saturday, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
KOTA KINABALU: A teenage boy drowned while swimming at Mondikot Camp Bear in Kampung Kaiduan, Papar, on Sunday (March 30), while two others survived.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Civil Defence Force (APM) is prepared to provide humanitarian aid to victims of the earthquake that struck Myanmar.
BANGKOK: Foreign rescue teams and supplies arrived in Myanmar on Sunday (March 30) to help the impoverished country cope with an earthquake that killed over 1,600 and left many near the epicentre scrambling for help without proper equipment.