Operation Brahma: India dispatches NDRF team to aid quake-hit Myanmar

India has dispatched an 80-member National Disaster Response Force team to quake-hit Myanmar as part of 'Operation Brahma' to assist in rescue operations. The first consignment of relief material was formally handed over to Yangon Chief Minister U Soi Thein by Ambassador Abhay Thakur in Yangon today. In a post on X, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, Operation Brahma: India handed over relief material to Myanmar. The first consignment of relief materials was formally handed over to Yangon Chief Minister U Soi Thein by Ambassador Abhay Thakur in Yangon. Earlier, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said an 80-member search and rescue team left for Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

In a post on X, Jaishankar wrote, "The 80-member NDRFHQ Search and Rescue team left for Nay Pyi Taw. They will assist in rescue operations in Myanmar. India has launched 'Operation Brahma' to assist earthquake-hit Myanmar. The C-130J aircraft of the IAF has brought nearly 15 tonnes of relief material containing tents, blankets, sleeping bags, food packets, hygiene kits, generators and essential medicines. The plane arrived in Yangon this morning. According to the XP Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, two more planes loaded with relief materials are being sent to Myanmar. The aircraft will soon take off from Hindon Air Force Station. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Myanmar's military junta chief Min Aung Hlaing and expressed condolences over the loss of lives in the earthquake in Myanmar on Friday. He expressed India's readiness to stand in solidarity with the people of Myanmar in this difficult hour. He said disaster relief material, humanitarian assistance and search and rescue teams under Operation Brahma are being moved in rapidly to the affected areas.

Spoke to H.E. Min Aung Hlaing, Senior General of Myanmar. Expresses his deepest condolences on the loss of lives in the devastating earthquake. As a close friend and neighbour, India stands in solidarity with the people of Myanmar at this difficult time. Disaster relief materials, humanitarian aid, search and rescue teams under Operation Brahma are being rushed to the affected areas in a rapid manner, PM Modi said in a post on X. A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, killing scores of people and prompting the country's military regime to call for international assistance, CNN reported.

The death toll from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to at least 1,002, CNN quoted state broadcaster MRTV as saying. The figures are from all the areas affected by the earthquake across the country. Myanmar's military government has appealed for international assistance after the devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday. Earthquake tremors in Myanmar were felt from rural areas to high-rise buildings in Thailand's capital Bangkok. The quake was also felt across the border in China's Yunnan province, CNN reported. An interactive map on the USGS website shows that at least 14 aftershocks have been felt in Myanmar since Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake.