Myanmar military authorities said on March 29 that the death toll from the 7.7 Richter earthquake on March 28 in Myanmar had increased to 694. But that number is unique in the Mandalay region in the central part of the country and near the center of the earthquake. Military authorities said 68 people were missing in the Mandalay area.
On March 29, Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said that India had sent a rescue and medical team and emergency humanitarian aid to neighboring Myanmar.
A flight carrying emergency relief goods from blankets to food packages from the Indian Air Force is arriving in Myanmar. Other items include cleaning accessories, sleeping bags, solar lights, etc.
"India sends the first emergency humanitarian aid to the people of Myanmar. A search and rescue team and a medical team are also accompanying this flight. We will continue to monitor developments and will continue to provide additional aid," the Indian diplomat informed.
On the same day, March 29, the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed that no Chinese citizen was killed in the strong earthquake that occurred in Myanmar. A rescue and medical team of 73 Chinese members has arrived in Myanmar to support the search and rescue.
According to CCTV, the Chinese group was the first international rescue group to arrive in Myanmar on the morning of March 29. The relief team arrived in Yangon. The team was equipped with 112 fully equipped life probes, early earthquake warning systems, mobile satellites, drones and other emergency relief supplies.
The United Nations Children's Fund said that relief groups in the field are preparing to provide humanitarian assistance after a strong earthquake of 7.7 on the Richter scale hit Myanmar and shook neighboring Thailand. The agency said that groups from the agency at the scene were assessing the impact and preparing for humanitarian assistance.
