Vietnamese troops begin rescue operations in Myanmar

At 3:00 a.m. on March 31, Vietnamese forces participating in supporting earthquake relief in Myanmar arrived in the capital Naypyidaw (Myanmar).

Vietnamese rescue forces exchange with Myanmar side

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Major General Pham Van Ty, Deputy Director of the Department of Rescue and Relief, Commander-in-Chief of the Vietnam People's Army, said that after arriving in the capital Naypyidaw, the delegation quickly organized field reconnaissance forces, determined their determination and organized the search for victims.

The Vietnamese rescue force has sent 10 military and police officers to conduct field reconnaissance. After understanding the specific situation of the area and the number of suspected victims still trapped, the rescue team will continue to send a team of engineers to rescue the collapsed structure, using a wall-penetrating radar detection system and visual and acoustic search equipment to determine the exact location of the victims.

Vietnamese Army forces reconnoiter the earthquake scene in Myanmar

The military delegation is also ready to send 30 medical officers to establish a small-scale treatment team, capable of performing both medical and surgical first aid to serve the victims as well as the people in the area.

On the same day, the delegation presented 30 tons of dry food to representatives of Myanmar to support victims of the earthquake.

Below are some images from the scene in the capital Naypyidaw.

Houses in the capital Naypyidaw were destroyed after the earthquake.

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The street is cracked.

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Local people are still very confused.

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Vietnamese rescue team survey the scene

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Field reconnaissance force

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Using wall-penetrating radar detection systems and visual and acoustic search equipment to locate victims

PHOTO: VU HUNG

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bo-doi-viet-nam-bat-dau-cuu-ho-tai-myanmar-185250331142326755.htm