India sent a new consignment of 50 tonnes of relief material on Monday to help the 7.7 magnitude earthquake victims in Myanmar. The earthquake killed more than 2,000 people in Myanmar and 3,900 others injured. Relief material was taken by two Indian Navy ships- INS Satpura and INS Savitri to Yangon city of Myanmar.
Officials said three Indian Navy ships- INS Karmukh, INS Gongial and LCU-52 have left for more than 500 tonnes of additional assistance materials.
India on Friday started a relief mission under the name ‘Operation Brahma’ as a quick response to the devastation caused by earthquakes in Myanmar and Thailand. On Saturday, India sent relief materials, rescue teams and medical equipment to Myanmar from five military aircraft to help earthquake victims.
According to the Indian Embassy in Myanmar, another C-130 aircraft of the Indian Air Force is expected to enter Mandalay on Tuesday with more than 15 tonnes of relief material. At the same time, Myanmar declared a week -long national mourning for the devastating earthquake in the country, the death toll has exceeded 2,000 and the hopes of getting more living in the wreckage of the destroyed buildings have been tarnished. In a statement, the ruling Junta said that the national flag would be half -bent till 6 April to express the loss of life and property in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday.
According to news agency Reuters, the emergency team in Bangkok has resumed the search for 76 people buried under the rubble after an under -construction skyscraper collapsed on Monday. About three days later there was an increase in the apprehension that the rescue team would get more bodies, which could lead to a huge increase in the death toll in Thailand. Till Sunday, the death toll in Thailand was 18.
