中国救援队抵缅甸参与抗洪救灾
时间：2015-08-10 00:29:53
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The flood disaster in Myanmar has brought the death toll1 to 89 and affected2 hundreds of thousands of people across the country, prompting a state of emergency and calls for urgent relief efforts.
A Chinese non-governmental team, Blue Sky Rescue Team, has begun its operations in some townships of flood-hit regions in Myanmar, sending 13 victims including 11 children to the hospital.
The second
batch3 of the 21-member BSR Team arrived in Yangon early on Saturday, along with rescue boats and relief aid, aiming to extend
helping4 hands to local people.
Leader of the second batch of the team Hu Xing says they have
fully5 prepared for the rescue work.
中国蓝天救援队抵达缅甸参与抗洪救灾
"Members of the team come from around China. I will divide them into two groups. The team has brought 8 rescue boats, relief aid and medical staff. I can ensure each rescue group has at least one
qualified6 medical staff member."
As the largest non-governmental
humanitarian7 organization in China, the Blue Sky Rescue Team is the first international rescue team to arrive in Myanmar.
The first batch of 10-member team arrived in the country earlier this week. Currently, the team has carried out the rescue operation in the Sagaing region, one of the worst-hit areas by flood.
However, chief leader Yuan Shan has introduced that the situation in Sagaing is
dire8.
"So far, the flood water in Sagaing has
subsided9. But several villages and towns are still trapped by the flood. The most important thing is that the drinking water and food there are polluted; so local people have to drink dirty water. The health situation is cause for concern."
On Thursday, Myanmar President U Thein Sein met with the first batch of BSR team and expressed his
appreciation10 to China and the Chinese rescue team.
For the Chinese side, the central government has announced emergency relief aid worth millions of yuan to help Myanmar's flood victims.
Meanwhile, the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar has called on Chinese enterprises in the country to provide aid to flood victims and
coordinate11 efforts in the rescue operation.
It's been forecast that the severe flood has begun to move southwards and it is likely to expand and affect southern areas of Myanmar.
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