00:00India's first tranche of earthquake relief aid reached Yangon airport on Saturday as
00:07international aid began to arrive in Myanmar, while rescuers continue the search for survivors
00:12after a powerful earthquake devastated the Southeast Asian nation amid concerns the number
00:18killed would soar.
00:19The first tranche from India's Operation Brahma humanitarian assistance operation will
00:24provide 15 tons of relief material, including tents, blankets, sleeping bags, food packets,
00:31hygiene kits, generators and essential medicines, which were handed over to Myanmar officials
00:36off an Indian Air Force aircraft.
00:38Meanwhile, a rescue team from southwest China's Yunnan province also arrived at Yangon, Myanmar
00:45early Saturday.
00:47The death toll from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday has climbed to
00:521,002, and that 2,376 people were injured and 30 still missing.
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