(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security’s rescue team recovered the body of a 17-year-old male from the rubble on Tuesday at an earthquake-hit hospital in the town of Zabuthiri on the outskirts of Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
 The Ministry of Public Security's rescue team working in the rubble of a collapsed high-rise building in Myanmar. (Photo: VOV) |
Earlier, at the same site, the team retrieved the body of a 14-year-old boy trapped beneath the debris. International efforts to help Myanmar recover from the earthquake continue.
Japan has announced that it will send 32 people, including doctors and nurses, to Myanmar on Wednesday. Japan has already delivered 240 waterproof tarps and 450 tents to Myanmar.
Indonesia’s National Alms Agency (Baznas) sent humanitarian aid to the earthquake victims on Tuesday. According to Baznas Chairman Noor Achmad, the first shipment included 100 generators, 50 tents, 10 thousand sarongs, and five thousand packages of essentials for women and children. The volume of the aid will increase as the need increases in Myanmar.
The Asian Development Bank is preparing to send 3 million USD to support Myanmar. The money will come from the Asia-Pacific Disaster Response Fund, which provides rapid assistance to developing countries following natural disasters.