On April 1, information from the Ministry of National Defense said that at 10:40 a.m. on April 1 (local time), the rescue forces of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) took the body of a victim out of a building collapsed by an earthquake in the capital Naypyidaw of Myanmar.
Ms. Meme Cho - the victim's daughter - said that the person trapped and died in the collapsed building was Mr. U Maung Tin, 74 years old. The building where he lives is building 2386 (in the Bala Tidi area, Zabu Thiri district, Naypyidaw capital), consisting of 4 families, including his family.
When the earthquake occurred, there was an old man and a old woman in the house with a young nephew, while his children all went to work. The child was also trapped inside, but was later rescued with one leg missing.
The rescue and relief forces of the Vietnam People's Army used service dogs, cross-walk radar and imaging search devices to accurately determine the location of the old man's death.
Major General Pham Van Ty - Deputy Director of the Rescue - Rescue Department (Ministry of General Staff), Head of the Vietnam People's Army delegation participating in supporting the recovery of earthquake consequences in Myanmar - said that rescue work took place from early morning, but encountered many difficulties because when using concrete separation and drilling equipment, the project was prone to collapse, endangering the rescue force.
However, with the efforts and determination to overcome the difficulties, after more than 4 hours, the rescue forces of the Vietnam People's Army brought the old man's body out and handed it over to his family for funeral arrangements.
Present to receive the body of Mr. U Maung Tin, his son sent his deep thanks to the rescue forces of the Vietnam People's Army. He said: "I thought I couldn't take my father out, but you guys did. I was moved and didn't know what else to say. Thank you very much".
It is known that some rescue forces had previously arrived at the scene but they could not determine the location of the old man's death, or could not successfully conduct the rescue work.
