Members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, gather before leaving for Myanmar at a land port in Ruili, Southwest China's Yunnan province, March 29, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
KUNMING -- A group of 16 Chinese volunteers set off for the quake-hit Myanmar on Saturday morning to provide assistance in disaster relief and rescue efforts.
The volunteers, all experienced members of the Blue Sky Rescue team — a Chinese civil relief squad — departed from Ruili city in Southwest China's Yunnan province, which borders Myanmar, at around 9:30 am.
Equipped with emergency relief supplies, including first aid kits, power generation and lighting facilities, and demolition tools, they traveled in a convoy of five vehicles.
"We are the first team and will be followed by a second and a third team," said Gao Hengyi, head of the Ruili branch of BSR.
They followed a 37-member rescue team sent by Yunnan province, which arrived in Myanmar earlier on Saturday morning.
Members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, check a vehicle before leaving for Myanmar at a land port in Ruili, Southwest China's Yunnan province, March 29, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A vehicle of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, enters Myanmar from a land port in Ruili, Southwest China's Yunnan province, March 29, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A member of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, prepares to enter Myanmar from a land port in Ruili, Southwest China's Yunnan province, March 29, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, prepare to enter Myanmar from a land port in Ruili, Southwest China's Yunnan province, March 29, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Vehicles of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, enter Myanmar from a land port in Ruili, Southwest China's Yunnan province, March 29, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
