Earthquake in Myanmar: Army rescues one survivor from rubble.

Information from the scene indicates that at 10:00 AM on April 2nd, rescue forces of the Vietnam People's Army, participating in the search for victims after the earthquake in Myanmar, pulled a survivor from the rubble. At noon on April 2nd, while carrying out rescue operations at Ottara Thiri Hospital in Naypyidaw, Myanmar's capital, the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) rescue team received information that an earthquake victim was trapped in the rubble but was still alive. Initially, the victim was identified as a young man, approximately 26-27 years old, trapped inside the Aye Chan Thar Hotel in Naypyidaw, about 20km from the hospital where the Vietnamese team was conducting rescue operations.

Báo Tiền Giang•02/04/2025

Major General Pham Van Ty, Deputy Director of the Search and Rescue Department, General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, shared words of encouragement with the people of Myanmar. (Photo provided by the Army)

Immediately, the Vietnam People's Army dispatched a team of six engineers to coordinate with Turkish and Myanmar rescue forces to rescue the victim. When the rescue team reached the victim's location, he was still able to speak and said he was fine, only lacking food and water. Currently, the rescue team is searching for the nearest route to reach and rescue the trapped victim.

Major General Pham Van Ty, Deputy Director of the Search and Rescue Department, General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), and Head of the VPA delegation participating in earthquake relief efforts in Myanmar, said: "Immediately this morning, the delegation deployed three teams to search for and rescue victims."

Military rescue workers remove the bodies of victims from the rubble caused by the earthquake in Myanmar. Photo provided by the military.

According to Major General Pham Van Ty, the local rescue forces and residents greatly appreciate the search results of the Vietnam People's Army. Residents said that for nearly a week, they had been waiting outside the hospital hoping to find their loved ones.

On the morning of April 2nd, rescue forces of the Vietnam People's Army continued their search for victims trapped in the Ottara Thiri private hospital in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
Previously, the rescue forces of the Vietnam People's Army were provided with detailed maps of the hospital and suspected locations where victims might be trapped by doctors; they were also informed that there were likely 14 to 20 victims inside the hospital (including one body that was found and brought out by the Vietnam People's Army rescue forces on April 1st).

Military rescue teams search for missing people in the rubble caused by the earthquake in Myanmar. Photo provided by the military.

The K9 trainers are continuing to scout other areas of the hospital in order to later deploy the dogs to search for more victims.

At Ottara Thiri Hospital, the Vietnam People's Army delegation also established a disaster relief medical team with full emergency equipment and specialized medical and surgical supplies to provide free medical examinations, treatment, and medication to the local people and rescue forces.