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).
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A total of 118 members of the China International Search and Rescue Team (CISAR) arrived in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on Sunday night.
MANDALAY: Hopes were fading Monday (March 31) of finding more survivors in the rubble of Mandalay, where some residents spent a third night sleeping in the open after a massive earthquake killed at least 1,700 people in Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand.
MELAKA: As the locals buzzed with Hari Raya Aidilfitri preparations, an unexpected visitor appeared along the waters of the heart of the historic city on the eve of the festive.
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.
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.
AMPANG Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) has saved more than two tonnes of food through the MySaveFood programme across three MPAJ Ramadan bazaars.
YANGON, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Two survivors with vital signs were found by China's Yunnan Rescue Medical Team in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar, on Saturday, following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Friday.
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).
Flash: China International Search and Rescue Team arrives in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
YANGON, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A total of 118 members of the China International Search and Rescue Team arrived in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, on Sunday night.
BANGKOK: In Mandalay, Myanmar, near the epicentre of the quake that rocked the region, volunteer rescue workers raced against time as they combed through the ruins of apartments, monasteries and mosques to find survivors. Others struggled to come to terms with all they had lost.
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, 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.
YANGON: The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Myanmar reached 1,002, with 2,376 injured and still 30 missing as of Saturday (March 29), according to the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council.
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.
Rescuers pulled a woman alive from the wreckage of a collapsed apartment building in Mandalay on Saturday, AFP journalists saw, 30 hours after a devastating quake hit Myanmar.
CAPE TOWN, March 27 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) confirmed on Thursday the rescue and safe return of 23 South Africans who had fallen victim to human trafficking in Myanmar.
CAIRO (Reuters) -Six Russians died on Thursday and 39 foreign tourists were rescued when a viewing submarine sank off the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada, the local governor's office said on Facebook, adding that no passengers or crew were still missing.