SCDF team to return home from quake-hit Myanmar on Apr 8

SCDF team to return home from quake-hit Myanmar on Apr 8

A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) team that was deployed to Myanmar on March 28 is gearing up to go home after conducting a search and rescue operation it.

After a 7.7 on the Richter scale earthquake that affected the 80-member group caused the evacuation of thousands of people. The second-largest area of the country, Mandalay, was close to the core.

More than 3, 400 people have been killed and thousands have gone missing as a result of the earthquake. &nbsp,

In a Facebook update on Monday ( Apr 7 ), SCDF stated that the team would arrive in Singapore on Tuesday afternoon. &nbsp,

The team has given the Myanmar Fire Services Department ( MFSD ) essential supplies, including tents, canned goods, and ready-to-eat rations, over the past two days, it said. &nbsp,

Additionally, it gave five houses, medication, and additional medical supplies to Naypyidaw General Hospital, as well as two houses to Naypyidaw Women’s Hospital. &nbsp,

As the people of Myanmar job to repair their community, it is hoped that these products may continue to aid in these efforts, according to SCDF. &nbsp,

The regiment performs a “keluar baris” in a picture that is included in the article to mark the conclusion of their mission. This is a defense term that means “fall out” in Malay.