Earthquake in Myanmar: Vietnamese rescue team arrives at Yangon airport

Rescue team of the Ministry of Public Security at Yangon International Airport, Myanmar. (Photo: VNA)

On the afternoon of March 30, the rescue team of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, consisting of 106 people, led by Major General Pham Van Ty, Deputy Director of the Department of Rescue and Relief of the Ministry of National Defense and Colonel Nguyen Minh Khuong, Deputy Director of the Department of Fire Prevention and Fighting, Ministry of Public Security, along with relief goods landed at Yangon airport, Myanmar.

At the airport to welcome the delegation to Myanmar were Mr. U Soe Thein, Chief Minister of Yangon Region; on the Vietnamese side were Vietnamese Ambassador to Myanmar Ly Quoc Tuan, Defense Attaché, Colonel Dao Van Duy, and all officers and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar.

To help Myanmar overcome the consequences of the earthquake, Vietnam has decided to provide emergency relief supplies at Myanmar's request, providing 300,000 USD in aid to help Myanmar overcome the consequences of the earthquake.

According to the plan, from March 31, the Vietnamese rescue team will deploy rescue missions in areas affected by the earthquake. Relief goods will also be delivered to people in the affected areas.

These are the efforts of the Party, State and people of Vietnam to support Myanmar, a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in overcoming and mitigating the consequences of natural disasters, demonstrating the tradition of "loving others as you love yourself," the spirit of international responsibility and humanitarian gestures of Vietnam, while affirming the prestige and capacity of the Vietnamese rescue force in participating in international activities.

Previously, on March 28, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and the Vietnam-Myanmar Friendship Association also sent messages of condolences to the people of Myanmar./.

(Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/dong-dat-tai-myanmar-doi-cuu-ho-cuu-nan-viet-nam-den-san-bay-yangon-post1023671.vnp