Vietnamese military to send 79 personnel to Myanmar to aid earthquake response

HÀ NỘI (VNS/ANN) — Việt Nam's People's Army is preparing to deploy a relief force to Myanmar to assist in earthquake recovery efforts, the General Staff said on Saturday.

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, triggering at least 10 aftershocks ranging from magnitude 2.8 to 7.5. Thousands of people have been killed or injured in the disaster.

China, India, Russia, and Malaysia have already dispatched aid teams to Myanmar.

Việt Nam's Minister of National Defence has instructed the General Staff to assemble a relief force, pending approval from national authorities, to assist Myanmar in mitigating the disaster’s impact.