Earthquake relief aid from India & China arrive in Myanmar

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India and China's first tranche of earthquake relief aid reached Yangon airport on Saturday (March 29) as international aid began to arrive in Myanmar while rescuers continue the search for survivors after a powerful earthquake devastated the Southeast Asian nation amid concerns the number killed would soar.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00India's first tranche of earthquake relief aid reached Yangon airport on Saturday as

00:07international aid began to arrive in Myanmar, while rescuers continue the search for survivors

00:12after a powerful earthquake devastated the Southeast Asian nation amid concerns the number

00:18killed would soar.

00:19The first tranche from India's Operation Brahma humanitarian assistance operation will

00:24provide 15 tons of relief material, including tents, blankets, sleeping bags, food packets,

00:31hygiene kits, generators and essential medicines, which were handed over to Myanmar officials

00:36off an Indian Air Force aircraft.

00:38Meanwhile, a rescue team from southwest China's Yunnan province also arrived at Yangon, Myanmar

00:45early Saturday.

00:47The death toll from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday has climbed to

00:521,002, and that 2,376 people were injured and 30 still missing.

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