MALAYSIA TO DEPLOY NADMA TEAMS TO AID MYANMAR QUAKE RELIEF OPERATIONS

PUTRAJAYA, March 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will deploy two teams from the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) to Myanmar to support ongoing humanitarian and disaster relief efforts following the deadly earthquake that struck central Myanmar, northern Thailand and parts of southern China.

The Foreign Ministry, in a statement Saturday said an initial assessment team comprising 10 NADMA personnel will depart for Yangon today to provide technical assistance and conduct an on-site needs assessment.

A second team involving 40 personnel is scheduled to follow on Sunday to address priority areas identified during the preliminary assessment.

-- BERNAMA