India has sent a humanitarian aid flight to Myanmar, its foreign minister said Saturday, a day after a powerful 7.7-magnitude caused widespread damage in its civil war-ravaged neighbour.
India has sent a humanitarian aid flight to Myanmar, its foreign minister said Saturday, a day after a powerful 7.7-magnitude caused widespread damage in its civil war-ravaged neighbour. Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing issued an exceptionally rare appeal for international aid, indicating the severity of a calamity that has killed at least 694 people and injured 1,670 others.
Previous military regimes in the country have shunned foreign assistance even after major natural disasters. Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said a C-130 military transport plane had been dispatched carrying hygiene kits, blankets, food parcels and other essentials. "A search and rescue team and medical team is also accompanying this flight," he added."We will continue to monitor the developments and more aid will follow." The minister shared photographs on social media showing members of India's national disaster response agency loading supplies onto the plane. Friday's quake struck destroyed buildings, downed bridges, and buckled roads across swathes of Myanmar, with severe damage reported in the second-biggest city, Mandalay.Posted 08:03 PM, 28 Mar, 2025 Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi will visit Russia next week for talks on issues including the resolution of the war in Ukraine, both countries said on ...
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