New Delhi: After a devastating earthquake ravaged Myanmar, India initiated its relief and rescue efforts in the country under the banner ‘Operation Brahma’. On Saturday, the country deployed two naval ships and began the deployment of an army field hospital with 118 medical personnel to provide immediate assistance to the injured. The massive earthquake that … Read more
Bangkok: Doctors in Bangkok delivered a baby on the street outside the Police General Hospital during the massive earthquake in Thailand. The woman was in surgery when the tremors hit on Friday, and doctors were forced to evacuate the hospital. The patient was carried out of the hospital by medical teams and, surrounded by healthcare … Read more
Bangkok: A construction worker told Saturday how he cheated death when a Bangkok skyscraper collapsed “in the blink of an eye” after a massive earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand. Tearful family members gathered at the remains of the 30-storey building, which crumbled to rubble in just seconds on Friday, clinging to shreds of hope that … Read more
New Delhi: A massive earthquake struck Myanmar and parts of neighbouring Thailand, leaving a trail of destruction and a mounting death count. As of Saturday, the official count stands at 694 deaths with 1,670 people injured, according to Myanmar’s ruling junta. Here are 10 points on this big story: The 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit northwest of … Read more
New Delhi: India is sending around 15 tonnes of relief material to Myanmar after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, and an aftershock of 6.8 magnitude struck the country on Friday afternoon and caused massive damage and claimed over 150 lives. The relief material is being sent to Myanmar on an IAF C 130 J aircraft from … Read more
Bangkok/New Delhi: When the ground began to tremble violently beneath his feet, Prem Kishore Mohanty from India was sitting in the auditorium of his daughter’s school in Thailand’s Bangkok. It was supposed to be a routine sports day event – children competing, parents cheering – until the tremors hit. “I felt my head spinning, and … Read more