Vietnamese rescue team races to find Mynamar quake survivors
VGP – A Vietnamese rescue team is racing against time to find earthquake survivors in Myanmar's Naypyidaw capital.
Vietnamese rescue workers are searching for survivors in a residential areas in Myanmar's Naypyidaw capital on March 31.
On Monday evening, the team identified two victims in the rubble in Bala Tidi residential area of Myanmar's Naypyidaw capital.
Viet Nam sent 106 rescue workers from the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security to Myanmar on Sunday.
Starting from March 31, the Vietnamese forces will commence search and rescue operations in the affected areas, while relief supplies will be distributed to communities in need.
In response to Myanmar's request for assistance, Viet Nam has offered an emergency aid package worth US$300,000 to support earthquake recovery efforts.
A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, killing at least 1,700 people in the South East Asian country./.
