Rescue teams and aid from various countries arrive in Myanmar's Mandalay city

On March 31, the Indonesian military deployed a hospital ship, three Hercules aircraft and four helicopters to support emergency response in Myanmar. The force includes a search and rescue team, medical team and logistics support.

On March 30, 55 Thai military personnel, including 18 doctors and a search and rescue team, departed for Myanmar with relief supplies to help earthquake victims. This is the first group of 1,000 soldiers that the country has mobilized to assist its neighboring country. Further flights are scheduled for April 2 and 5.

On the same day, two Indian Navy ships with Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) capabilities left Andaman and Nicobar Islands, bound for Yangon with 52 tonnes of relief supplies including drinking water, food and medicines, clothing and other emergency items.

The two ships will join two that departed a day earlier carrying 20 tonnes of relief supplies. Earlier, the Indian Army had also airlifted field hospitals with operating rooms, advanced X-ray machines and medical personnel to Mandalay, the city worst hit by the earthquake.

Meanwhile, on the morning of March 31, China's first batch of emergency humanitarian aid for Myanmar began to be transported from Beijing Capital International Airport. According to the China International Development Cooperation Agency, the initial supplies include tents, blankets and first aid kits.

On the ground, rescuers are racing against time to find survivors more than 70 hours after the earthquake. According to the Myanmar State Administration Council, as of March 30, 300 people are still missing in the earthquake that killed about 1,700 people and injured 3,400. On the morning of March 31, at least four survivors were rescued from the rubble in Mandalay and Naypyidaw thanks to the relentless efforts of all forces.

However, rescue work is also facing many difficulties and dangers due to lack of equipment and especially from aftershocks as well as the risk of other earthquakes in the area. According to the Myanmar Meteorological and Hydrological Department, as of the morning of March 31, 36 aftershocks, ranging in magnitude from 2.8 to 7.5, have been recorded in the area.

Meanwhile, on the morning of March 31, Muslims gathered near a destroyed mosque in the city to pray during al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Funerals for hundreds of earthquake victims are also expected to take place on the same day.