Myanmar earthquake: India will deploy 80 NDRF members under "Operation Brahma."
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Myanmar earthquake updates: Official sources announced on Saturday (March 29) that India has chosen to send a contingent of 80 members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to provide relief and rescue efforts in Myanmar, which was rocked by an earthquake.
To help the neighboring country, members of the Federal Disaster Contingency Force are being sent out under "Operation Brahma" with earthquake rescue gea"r. Eighty members of the NDRF are being dispatched to Myanmar. A commandant-rank officer will lead the team, which is anticipated to arrive by Saturday night, according to a source.
A strong earthquake that struck Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday, March 28, destroyed bridges, buildings, and other infrastructure. According to reports, at least 1,002 people were killed in Myanmar. India had previously sent the NDRF overseas during the 2015 Nepal earthquake and the 2023 Türkiye earthquake.
An Indian Air Force (IAF) C-130J military transport plane carried roughly 15 tonnes of aid supplies to the Myanmar city of Yangon on Saturday. Concerned about the devastating earthquake, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated Friday that India is prepared to provide the two nations with all the help they need. India and Myanmar share a 1,643-kilometer eastern border.
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EAM Dr S Jaishankar tweets, "80-member strong National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) search & rescue team departs for Nay Pyi Taw. They will assist in the rescue operations in Myanmar."#OperationBrahma pic.twitter.com/X6RNBVzdGO
— ANI (@ANI) March 29, 2025
Myanmar's death toll reaches over 1,000
Over 1,000 people have died in Myanmar's earthquake as more bodies are found among the debris. As more bodies were recovered from the debris of the numerous buildings that collapsed when the strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar struck close to the nation's second-largest city, the death toll from the incident surged to over 1,000 on Saturday.
According to a statement from the military-run government, 30 people are still unaccounted for, 2,376 have been injured, and 1,002 have been found dead. The statement stated that "detailed figures are still being collected," suggesting that the figures may still rise.
Myanmar is currently experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis as a result of a protracted and brutal civil war. It complicates relief efforts and increases the risk that the death toll could still rise sharply by making movement across the nation hazardous and challenging.
With an epicenter not far from Mandalay, the earthquake occurred Friday at noon. It was followed by multiple aftershocks, including one with a powerful magnitude of 6.4. It caused roads to buckle, bridges to collapse, dams to burst, and buildings in numerous areas to fall to the ground.
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The earthquake in neighboring Thailand shook the greater Bangkok area, which is home to about 17 million people, many of whom reside in high-rise buildings, as well as other regions of the nation. Six people have been found dead, 26 injured, and 47 missing so far, according to Bangkok city authorities.
The majority of the victims were found at a construction site close to the capital's well-known Chatuchak market. The 33-story high-rise, which was being constructed for the Thai government by a Chinese company, swayed when the earthquake struck and then fell to the ground in a huge dust cloud that sent people screaming and running.
Though friends and family of the missing were losing hope that they would be found alive, more heavy machinery was brought in on Saturday to move the tons of rubble.
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