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Global Times |
Photo: Courtesy of Guixing Rescue Team, Zhuji, Zhejiang Province. As of Wednesday, China has rescued nine survivors from the deadly earthquake in Myanmar and has sent the largest
Reuters |
Signs of life were detected in the ruins of a skyscraper in Bangkok on Monday as efforts intensified to find people trapped three days after a massive earthquake in Southeast Asia that killed at leas...
CNN |
The Myanmar Fire Services Department on Wednesday shared video of a heartwarming moment in the military capital Naypyidaw, where workers pulled a man from the rubble more than 100 hours after the quak...

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China dispatches largest rescue team, saves nine survivors in Myanmar earthquake
Photo: Courtesy of Guixing Rescue Team, Zhuji, Zhejiang Province. As of Wednesday, China has rescued nine survivors from the deadly earthquake in Myanmar and has sent the largest
SMART team recovers four bodies from Myanmar earthquake rubble
The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) has recovered four bodies from the rubble caused by the earthquake in Myanmar’s
Man Rescued From Rubble in Myanmar's Capital but Hope Fading of Finding More Earthquake Survivors
Rescue crews in Myanmar pulled a 26-year-old man out alive from the rubble of a capital city hotel after nearly 108 hours, but most teams were finding only bodies five days after a massive earthquake
Signs of life detected in quake-struck Bangkok skyscraper; death toll tops 2,000
Signs of life were detected in the ruins of a skyscraper in Bangkok on Monday as efforts intensified to find people trapped three days after a massive earthquake in Southeast Asia that killed at least 2,
After an Earthquake, How Long Can Trapped Victims Survive?
For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air
UN warns of cholera as water, aid scarce post Myanmar quake
STORY: Patients lie on hospital beds out in the open in a makeshift ward at Mandalay hospital in quake-hit Myanmar. It's amid fresh concerns by the UN about a shortage of shelter, clean water and medicine as the war-torn country responds to the massive disaster.
Buildings in Myanmar continue to collapse days after deadly quake
Buildings in Myanmar are continuing to collapse five days after a powerful earthquake struck the country, creating perilous conditions for rescuers as they attempt to extricate survivors from the rubble.
Myanmar survivors trapped in collapsed building call for help
Video filmed by a teenage girl on Saturday (March 29) showed her terrifying ordeal as the Mandalay resident was trapped with her sister and grandmother in the wreckage of their quake-hit apartment building in Myanmar.
Man rescued from rubble in Myanmar's capital as civil war complicates relief efforts
Rescue crews in Myanmar pulled a 26-year-old man out alive from the rubble of a capital city hotel after nearly 108 hours, but most teams were finding only bodies five days after a massive earthquake hit the country.
Japan's disaster relief team arrives in Myanmar
A Japanese medical team has arrived in Myanmar, where a massive earthquake on Friday has so far left more than 2,800 people dead.
US sends three-person disaster response team to earthquake-stricken Myanmar after USAID gutted
The United States is sending a three-person disaster response team to earthquake-stricken Myanmar, days after much larger contingents from China and Russia began pulling people out of the rubble.
Myanmar's ruling military shoots at Chinese Red Cross aid convoy in earthquake disaster zone
The ruling military junta says it fired warning shots at the group because the convoy failed to stop and it hadn't told them they were working in an active combat zone.
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'There are more lives we can save', says SCDF team leader on rescue efforts in Myanmar
More lives can be saved in Myanmar, Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Operation Lionheart team leader Colonel Tay Zhi Wei said on Tuesday (April 1). The Operation Lionheart team, which comprises rescuers from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team and national servicemen among others,
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Malaysian rescue team to focus on places of worship, school in Myanmar
However, the Smart operation is facing security issues, including reports of conflict areas still being bombed by the Myanmar military, and the risk of landmines near temples.
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Myanmar Earthquake: NDRF team deployed to support rescue efforts
A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team has been deployed by India to assist rescue efforts in Myanmar, which was hit by a devastating earthquake of 7.7 magnitude on March 28, the NDRF shared details in a statement on Tuesday.
Update: Chinese rescue team arrives in Myanmar for emergency humanitarian assistance and support following 7.9-magnitude earthquake
At around 6 am on Saturday, a team of 37 members from the Yunnan emergency medical rescue team departed from Kunming Changshui International Airport in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province for Myanmar. They carried a total of 112 sets of emergency rescue equipment,
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Second batch of PH team to help in Myanmar set to fly within the day — Herbosa
The second batch of the Philippine contingent that will provide disaster response and humanitarian assistance in Myanmar following a devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake is set to be deployed on Wednesday,
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"He lives on in the lives of the people he saved and those he coached and mentored" – climbers pay tribute to mountain rescue legend
One of the UK's most experienced mountain rescue experts has died at the age of 72. David Whalley was a Royal Air Force and mountain rescue veteran who died this week after being
Myanmar quake: Malaysia sends relief team, pledges $3 million for rescue efforts
Rescue team deployment reflects Asean's spirit of humanitarian aid and solidarity, said DPM Zahid Hamidi. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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