New Delhi: India has intensified its help efforts in Myanmar after the devastating earthquake of magnitude 7.7, with two C-17 aircraft with 60 tons of relief material and a 118 members Indian Army Field Hospital Unity landing in the country.
The Indian army medical team includes specialists in women’s services and child care and is part of Operation Brahma, the humanitarian mission of India to support Myanmar following the disaster. The Indian army will also establish a 60 -bed medical treatment center to provide emergency care, trauma treatment and essential medical services to those affected.
The spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Randhir Jaiswal, highlighted India’s commitment to be a first respondent in regional crises. “With these, five relief flights have landed today in Myanmar,” Jaiswal said in an X publication.
In addition to the C-17 plane, a C-130 plane has also landed in Naypyitaw, transporting 38 personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and 10 tons of relief supplies. More support is expected, with two additional C-17 aircraft that transport 60 field ambulances so that it will arrive soon.
India’s rapid response occurs when Myanmar fights with the impact of the earthquake, which has killed at least 1,600 people and wounded more than 3,400. The United States Geological Service (USGS) warned that the number of total deaths could exceed 10,000.
