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Donald Trump has completely blown up the US government’s ability to respond to international disasters. He unilaterally dismantled the pre-eminent aid agency,
Robertson said
A severe shortage of medical supplies is hampering response efforts, including trauma kits, blood bags, anaesthetics, assistive devices, essential medicines, and tents for health workers,
Ocha said in a statement on Saturday
It’s a real bad one, and we will be helping. We’ve already spoken with the country,
Donald Trump told reporters on Friday, describing the quake as “terrible”.The most important task of the Vietnamese rescue force is to focus on searching for and rescuing survivors,
Vietnam's Ministry of Defence said on Monday
The Korean government hopes that this support will help efforts to save lives in the affected areas, and will closely monitor the damage situation and consider additional support if necessary,
its foreign ministry said on SaturdayWithout immediate funding, lives will be lost and fragile health systems will falter.”
Highlighting the need for aid in the country, the organisation said
Trauma-related injuries -- including fractures, open wounds, and crush syndrome -- are at high risk of infection and complications due to limited surgical capacity and inadequate infection prevention and control."
They addedA search and rescue team and medical team is also accompanying this flight,
he addedThis is not just a disaster; it is a complex humanitarian crisis layered over existing vulnerabilities,
said Alexander Matheou, the IFRC's Asia Pacific regional director
To scale up support, the IFRC launches an emergency appeal for 100 million Swiss francs (US$115 million) to assist 100,000 people (20,000 households) with life-saving relief and early recovery support over the next 24 months,
it said in a statementThis visit aims to show Malaysia’s strong support for the ongoing search and rescue (SAR) operations, including efforts by the National Disaster Management Agency team, which has begun its deployment on the ground today,
he said, as quoted in the Malay MailWe fear it may be weeks before we understand the full extent of destruction caused by this earthquake,
said Mohammed Riyas, the IRC’s Myanmar director
At 8:35 am Saturday, China Eastern Airlines flight MU9003 arrived at Yangon International Airport, carrying 37 Chinese rescuers and 5 tons of medical supplies, tents, blankets and other relief materials,
it said
We decided to provide $2 million worth of humanitarian assistance via an international organization to help speedy responses to damage caused by the quake in Myanmar,
the ministry said