RESCUE and relief operations are actively carried out in affected areas where roads, bridges and buildings were damaged following the powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March.
Tatmadaw members, Myanmar Police Force members, firefighters, international rescue teams, departmental staff, social welfare groups and locals are cooperating in these ongoing efforts.
Sagaing Region Chief Minister U Myat Kyaw, Lt-Gen Thet Pon of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) and officials visited several damaged sites in Sagaing, including religious buildings, schools and residential areas. They inspected ongoing rescue and coordinated support.
They also visited a temporary hospital built in Parami Ward by a Malaysian medical team, as well as several earthquake-damaged pagodas and shelters in NanOo Myothit. They observed Tatmadaw mobile medical units providing healthcare and coordinated necessary arrangements.
Meanwhile, Lt-Gen Myo Moe Aung of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) and officials visited earthquake-damaged sites in Mandalay Region, including the Ingyin Condominium, Ayeyawady River View Hotel, and several pagodas. They reviewed rescue operations with international groups and distributed food and coordinated support. They also visited monasteries to offer donations and inspected the damage.
Similarly, Lt-Gen Soe Tint Naing of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) and officials visited Candamuni Pagoda and other religious sites in Mandalay to inspect damage and give instructions for reconstruction.
Also, Lt-Gen Myo Thant Naing of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) and officials visited hospitals in Kyaukse and Singaing townships. They met patients and observed cleanup efforts carried out by Tatmadaw members, police, firefighters and civil staff.
Commander of Eastern Command Maj-Gen Zaw Min Latt and officials viewed round operation of sheet piles and cement grouting at reconstruction of the Inlay PhaungdawOo Pagoda in Nyaungshwe Township and provided family kits and foodstuffs to earthquake victims at the relief camp of Thalay Village Basic Education High School. — MNA/KZL
