The Department of Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has sent three staff members to voluntarily join the ASEAN Emergency Response and Assessment Team (ASEAN-ERAT) to assist Myanmar in overcoming consequences of the recent devastating earthquake.

VOV.VN - On April 1, the rescue forces of the Vietnam People’s Army successfully retrieved the body of a victim from a collapsed building due to the earthquake in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

VOV.VN - On the morning of April 1, a delegation from Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security presented nearly three tons of medicine and medical equipment to Myanmar authorities to aid those affected by the recent devastating earthquake.

VOV.VN - The rescue team from the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam on March 31 evening discovered and retrieved the body of a 10-year-old boy from a collapsed building following the March 28 devastating earthquake in Myanmar.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese rescue workers, after reaching Naypyidaw on March 31 morning, deployed ground-penetrating radars and specialized image and sound detection equipment to locate victims of the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake.

Myanmar authorities have expressed profound gratitude to Vietnam for its rapid response in dispatching rescue teams to support their country's in earthquake recovery efforts.

The recent earthquake in Myanmar has compounded the already difficult business environment for Vietnamese enterprises operating in the country, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Myanmar.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has offered an emergency aid package worth US$300,000 to support earthquake recovery efforts in Myanmar after the Southeast Asian nation was shattered by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake on March 28.

The Ministry of Public Security has deployed a 26-member emergency response team to Myanmar to assist the country in search and rescue efforts following the devastating March 28 earthquake.

Authorised by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, Deputy Minister Do Hung Viet, head of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, attended a special emergency meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers on the aftermath of the earthquakes in Myanmar and Thailand on March 30.