Vietnamese rescuers find two more victims of earthquake in Myanmar

Vietnam People's Army rescue force takes the victim's body out - Photo: QĐND

Accordingly, at 10:40 a.m. (local time), the rescue force of the Vietnam People's Army brought the body of a victim out of a collapsed building due to the earthquake in the capital Naypyidaw of Myanmar.

Meme Cho, the victim’s daughter, said the person trapped and killed in the collapsed building was 74-year-old U Maung Tin. When the earthquake occurred, the old man, the old woman and a child were in the house, while the old woman’s children were all at work. The child was also trapped inside, but was later rescued, losing a leg.

Previously, the rescue force of the Vietnam People's Army used sniffer dogs, wall-penetrating radar and image search equipment to determine the exact location of the deceased man.

Present to receive the body of Mr. U Maung Tin, his son expressed his deep gratitude to the rescue team of the Vietnam People's Army. He said: "I thought it was impossible to get my father out, but you did it. I am so moved that I don't know what to say. Thank you very much."

It is known that some rescue forces had previously arrived at the scene but either could not locate the deceased man or could not successfully carry out the rescue.

Rescue forces of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam carry the victim's body out - Photo provided by rescue team members

Also on the morning of April 1, a representative of the rescue team of the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security on duty in Myanmar said that this force had removed the body of a victim from the rubble at building No. 5 of the 1,000-bed hospital in Zabuthiri, the capital of Naypyidaw.

The victim was Kaung Khant K., 14 years old. When the earthquake occurred, the victim was on the first floor of the building.

The delegation representative added that during the demolition process to reach this victim, the soldiers also located another victim. With the difficulties they faced, it will take the force about 1 more hour to get this victim out.

Previously, on the evening of March 31, in Zabuthiri town, capital Naypyidaw, a relief team from the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security found and brought out the body of a 10-year-old boy, handing him over to the authorities and relatives.

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