YANGON/MANDALAY/KUNMING - The first batch of disaster-relief material offered by the Chinese government arrived in Myanmar on Monday.
In response to a request from the Myanmar government, China has decided to provide Myanmar with 100 million yuan ($13.9 million) in emergency humanitarian aid to support earthquake relief efforts.
According to the China International Development Cooperation Agency, the initial supplies include tents, blankets and first aid kits.
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Meanwhile, China's Yunnan province sent more relief supplies worth 1 million yuan (about $139,310) to Myanmar on Monday.
The supplies, including facial masks, protective clothing and medicines, will be delivered from the provincial capital Kunming to Nay Pyi Taw on Monday afternoon.
The first batch of 80 tents and 290 blankets was sent by the province, which borders Myanmar, to the quake-hit country via air on Saturday. On Sunday, a chartered flight carrying about 7.3 tonnes of relief goods, including clothes, medicines, instant noodles, tents and other daily necessities, departed from Kunming to Myanmar.
As of 8 am local time on Monday, Chinese rescuers have saved six lives across earthquake-rattled Myanmar.
The China Search and Rescue Team continued to carry out work in the hard-hit Mandalay city and successfully pulled out four survivors, including three adult females and a girl. All Chinese rescuers have so far rescued six survivors in Myanmar.
Members of the China Search and Rescue Team rescued the four survivors in Mandalay at 00:40, 05:37, 06:20 and 07:15 local time on Monday, respectively, including a pregnant one. The rescued have been sent to the hospital for treatment.
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A total of 91 personnel from five civilian emergency response forces organized by China's Ministry of Emergency Management have all arrived in Myanmar and have been participating in rescue operations.
Besides, a rescue team from China's Yunnan province rescued an elderly man who had been trapped for nearly 40 hours under the rubble of a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw on Sunday. Also on Sunday, members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team from Hunan province successfully rescued a survivor at the Mandalay Buddhist Hall in Mandalay.
A 15-member group of the Chinese Red Cross International Emergency Response Team has also arrived in Mandalay.
The rescue team was organized under the coordination of China's Ministry of Emergency Management and the Red Cross Society of China.
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The team will carry out earthquake relief efforts in Mandalay, including structure demolition, search and rescue operations, medical transport, healthcare assistance, and psychological counseling service.
