Nay Pyi Taw/New Delhi: Two C-130 aircraft of the Indian Air Force carrying 80 NDRF search and rescue personnel, and two C-17 aircraft with an 118-member Indian Army Field Hospital unit, arrived in Nay Pyi Taw on Saturday night, as India scaled up efforts to help quake-hit Myanmar as part of Operation Brahma.
Earlier in the day, an IAF aircraft carrying 15 tonnes of relief material landed in Yangon.
So far, India has sent a total of five Indian Air Force aircraft to Myanmar, carrying personnel and relief material.
According to sources, the total aid sent by India through air sorties and Naval ships equals to 137 tonnes. More aid will be sent as per requirement.
Two C-17 aircraft carrying an 118-member Indian Army Field Hospital Unit, that includes specialists, medics, and Women & Child Care services along with 60 tonnes of relief material, landed at night at Nay Pyi Taw.
Earlier two C-130 IAF aircraft also landed in the Myanmar capital carrying the 80-member National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) search and rescue team along with four canines, and 10 tonnes of relief material.
The MEA spokesperson posted on X:
“Two C-17 aircraft with 118 member Indian Army Field Hospital Unit, including Women & Child Care services and 60 tonnes of relief material have landed in Myanmar. With these, five relief flights from India have landed in Myanmar today.”
Two C-17 aircraft with 118 member Indian Army Field Hospital Unit, including Women & Child Care services and 60 tonnes of relief material have landed in Myanmar. With these, five relief flights from have landed in Myanmar today. pic.twitter.com/h5CBKIGsd3
India has also sent two naval ships with 40 tonnes of relief material, including clothing, tents, food stuff like biscuits, noodles, hygiene kits, kitchen kits, tarpaulin sheets, durries and medicine to Myanmar, where a 7.7 magnitude quake on Friday has caused massive devastation and led to over 1,000 deaths.
