Yunnan province in Southwest China dispatched 7.3 tons of crucial relief supplies, including clothing, medicine, instant noodles, and tents, via a chartered China Eastern Airlines flight from Kunming to Yangon on Sunday. The aid shipment aims to bolster Myanmar's earthquake relief efforts, offering essential support to those affected by the disaster.

YANGON -- Fourteen Chinese nationals were injured in Friday's earthquake in Myanmar, the Chinese embassy in Myanmar confirmed on Sunday.

The embassy said it would send staff to Yangon People's Hospital to visit Chinese nationals who had been transferred from severely-hit Mandalay for treatment.

Around 1,700 people have been killed so far in the 7.7-magnitude earthquake, according to Myanmar's authorities.

YANGON - About 1,700 people died, 3,400 were injured, and 300 remained missing in the massive earthquake in Myanmar, according to the country's State Administration Council on Sunday.

NAY PYI TAW/KUNMING -- Myanmar's State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on Sunday extended his appreciation to members of China's Yunnan Rescue Medical Team for their timely assistance after a strong earthquake hit Myanmar Friday.

The Myanmar leader visited Ottara Thiri Private Hospital in Nay Pyi Taw, the Myanmar capital, on Sunday and thanked the Chinese rescue team, who rushed to the impact area in the first time for relief efforts.

The Chinese rescue team from Yunnan province in Southwest China, joined by Myanmar's rescue forces, retrieved an elderly man in the earthquake-hit Nay Pyi Taw at 05:00 local time on Sunday.

The man had been trapped for nearly 40 hours under the rubble of the hospital in the city. After an emergency rescue operation overnight, the person was the first survivor rescued by the Chinese team after they arrived in the earthquake-stricken area of Myanmar on Saturday.

The 37-member Chinese team carried full-function life detectors, earthquake early warning systems, portable satellite phones, drones and other rescue equipment in their rescue operations.

A 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Southeast Asian country on Friday. Several Chinese rescue teams have joined the relief efforts with their Myanmar counterparts.

BANGKOK -- The death toll in the Thai capital of Bangkok from a powerful earthquake that hit neighboring Myanmar rose to 17, with 32 people injured and 83 others remaining missing, local authorities said on Sunday.

According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), damage has been reported in 18 provinces across Thailand, impacting 420 homes, 48 temples, 76 hospitals, eight buildings, 23 schools, and 18 government offices.

The situation was under control and affected area assessments were underway, with the probability of aftershocks steadily decreasing, Phasakorn Boonyalak, director general of the DDPM, said in a statement.

Phasakorn noted that relevant agencies have been providing aid and assessing damage to facilitate assistance in accordance with applicable laws.

The department has also dispatched an Urban Search and Rescue team with specialized equipment from various disaster prevention and mitigation centers to Bangkok, the hardest-hit area, to aid in rescue efforts, he added.

An international rescue team dispatched by the Red Cross Society of China departed from Kunming, Yunnan province, to conduct humanitarian aid and life-saving search and rescue operations in Myanmar on Sunday. China Daily reporter Wei Xiaohao joined the team for frontline coverage of this cross-border assistance effort. (Video by Wei Xiaohao)

YANGON -- Thirteen Chinese nationals were injured in the earthquake in Myanmar, the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar confirmed on Sunday.

The embassy said in a written reply to Xinhua that the injured were in Mandalay Province, where most of whom are receiving medical treatment, and some of the injured are urgently transferred to Yangon for treatment.

As of 11:00 Beijing time on Sunday, the embassy had received and handled hundreds of requests for help from Chinese citizens and assisted dozens of people in finding their missing relatives and friends.

The embassy will do its best to provide consular protection and assistance to Chinese citizens, keep the consular helpline open, provide timely medical assistance information to the injured, and offer necessary assistance to those who lost their passports in the earthquake.

A total of 1,644 people died, 3,408 were injured and 139 remained missing in the earthquake in Myanmar, the country's Information Team of the State Administration Council said on Saturday night.

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the Southeast Asian country on Friday. Several Chinese rescue teams have joined the relief efforts with their Myanmar counterparts.

One survivor was saved by China's Yunnan Rescue Medical Team in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar, on Saturday, following the 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Friday.

In the video above, the Chinese rescue team at Ottara Thiri Hospital in Nay Pyi Taw detected the man trapped beneath collapsed floors for nearly 40 hours using life detection equipment.

The Chinese rescue team arrived in Nay Pyi Taw on Saturday and immediately joined forces with local Myanmar firefighters to search for survivors. (Reporter: Li Yingqing / Editors: Du Juan, Song Yi)

NAY PYI TAW/KUNMING -- A rescue team of China's Yunnan province, joined by Myanmar's rescue forces, retrieved an elderly man in earthquake-hit Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw at 05:00 local time on Sunday.

The man had been trapped for nearly 40 hours under the rubble of a hospital in the city. After an overnight emergency rescue, it was the first person rescued by the Chinese team after arriving in the earthquake-stricken area of Myanmar on Saturday.

The 37-member team from China's Yunnan province arrived in Myanmar on Saturday, carrying full-function life detectors, earthquake early warning systems, portable satellite phones, drones and other rescue equipment.

Team members, after landing in Yangon, headed to the hard-hit city of Nay Pyi Taw.

At 18:30 local time on Saturday, the rescue team arrived in Nay Pyi Taw, immediately starting their work. According to the team, the three-story hospital where it has been working on the rescue, was severely damaged, as the first floor completely collapsed, burying numerous people.

The rescuers have been using life detectors to find survivors with vital signs under the rubble.

YANGON -- Two survivors with vital signs were found by China's Yunnan Rescue Medical Team in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar, on Saturday, following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Friday.

The Chinese rescue team arrived in Nay Pyi Taw on Saturday and immediately joined forces with local Myanmar firefighters to search for survivors.

The quake caused severe damage to a three-story hospital, with the first floor completely collapsed, trapping patients beneath the rubble.

Using life detection equipment, the Yunnan rescue team located two survivors with vital signs.

According to a local fire department official, many of the casualties in the city were elderly and children, as the earthquake hit during working hours when most adults were away from home.

YANGON -- A rescue team from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government arrived in Yangon, Myanmar on Saturday after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the country on Friday.

A chartered flight carrying a 37-member rescue team from Yunnan province and five tons of relief materials arrived in Myanmar on March 29 (Beijing time), becoming the first international rescue chartered flight to reach the earthquake-affected region.

YANGON -- A total of 1,644 people died, 3,408 were injured, and 139 remained missing in a powerful earthquake in Myanmar, according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Saturday night.

The 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the southeast Asian country on Friday, with Mandalay, Bago, Magway, the northeastern Shan state, Sagaing, and Nay Pyi Taw among the hardest-hit regions.

Myanmar's State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Mandalay by helicopter on Saturday morning to inspect the severely affected area, according to Myanmar Radio and Television. Min Aung Hlaing called for international assistance on Friday.

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.

MANILA -- The Philippines on Saturday said it has been ready to send emergency medical assistance teams to help Myanmar and Thailand after a powerful earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, killing over 1,000 people.

Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said the Philippines is ready to deploy three emergency medical assistance teams once international coordination protocols with the affected countries are complete and a request is received.

The Department of Health could send medical teams "should there be a need for humanitarian medical assistance in Myanmar and Thailand. We are ready," Herbosa said.

A few hours after the powerful earthquake on Friday, the Philippine embassies in Myanmar and in Thailand advised Filipinos there to remain calm and vigilant.

According to the official data, there are approximately 811 Filipinos in Myanmar and 32,950 Filipinos in Thailand.

HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government on Saturday sent a 51-strong team to assist in the search and rescue work in the earthquake-stricken areas of Myanmar.

The team comprises officers from the Security Bureau, the Fire Services Department, the Immigration Department and the Hospital Authority, according to the government.

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, Hong Kong Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung, Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau and other officials attended a flag presentation ceremony in the afternoon before the team's departure.

The death toll from the magnitude 7.9 earthquake reached 1,002. Also, 2,376 people were injured and 30 are still missing as of Saturday, according to the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council.

In a social media post earlier in the day, the CE announced that the HKSAR government would deploy a team to Myanmar's earthquake-stricken area to assist in its search and rescue operations.

"The search and rescue team will do their utmost to help save lives on the ground," he wrote in the post.

Expressing condolences to the quake victims on behalf of all Hong Kong people and the government, Lee said his government would provide the rescue team the support they need to ensure they complete their task safely and smoothly.

"Upon receiving the order, this group of elite rescuers quickly assembled and will head to the disaster area in a short period of time, demonstrating their selfless and professional spirit," he wrote.

Pointing out that the current situation in the disasters-stricken area of Myanmar is still unstable, the CE said the rescue team must make full preparations and pay attention to their own safety.

The Immigration Department said it would continue to monitor the situation and work with Chinese Embassies in Thailand and Myanmar.

And the Security Bureau noted the yellow travel alert for Myanmar and Thailand remains in force, urging people planning to visit the two countries to prioritize their safety and stay informed.