A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar at noon Monday. The Hong Kong SAR government dispatched a 51-member rescue team to Myanmar on the afternoon of March 29 to assist in search and rescue efforts in the earthquake-stricken area.
CCTV reporter, Liu Chang: on the evening of March 30, local time, rescue teams from the Hong Kong SAR arrived in Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar. After a short break at the Center for Disease Control and prevention, they rushed overnight to Mandalay, the epicenter of the earthquake, for search and rescue. I will go with them.
Xiao Yuezhong, from the support team of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, said in an interview with the CCTV reporter that the Hong Kong Hospital Authority has dispatched two doctors and two nurses to join the Hong Kong SAR rescue team this time. They have previously cooperated with the Hong Kong Fire Services Department. In order to deal with emergencies, they prepared a lot of medical drugs and sanitary equipment, including respirator, blood pressure machine, etc. .
Hong Kong Fire Department Assistant Fire District Chief to the head office reporter, in that Myanmar after a serious earthquake, they immediately on the tools, materials, manpower and so on inventory.
He said the Hong Kong SAR rescue team has prepared a lot of equipment, including life radar detectors, drones, full-range camera lenses, blasting tools and so on, to help the rescue team accurately search and rescue trapped people.
According to the Security Bureau of the HKSAR Government, a total of 51 members of the HKSAR Rescue Team are from the Security Bureau of the HKSAR Government, Fire Services Department, Immigration Department and Hong Kong Hospital Authority. There are also two fire and rescue dogs.