A chartered flight carrying a Chinese rescue team of 37 members and five tons of relief materials arrives in Myanmar on March 29 (Beijing time), becoming the first international rescue chartered flight to reach the earthquake-affected region. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
A chartered flight carrying a Chinese rescue team of 37 members and five tons of relief materials arrived in Myanmar on Saturday (Beijing time), becoming the first international rescue chartered flight to reach the earthquake-affected region, according to China Eastern Airlines.
Upon their arrival in Yangon, Myanmar, the emergency rescue team rushed to the earthquake-hit area and carried out rescue work immediately.
The relief materials included medical supplies, tents and blankets.
The chartered flight is conducted by China Eastern.
A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
