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FOCUS | Chinese rescue teams race against time to save lives in quake-hit Myanmar

Updated: April 2, 2025 Source: Xinhua News Agency
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This photo taken on April 1, 2025 shows the rescue operation of a trapped woman in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. A 63-year-old woman trapped under debris for 91 hours after a powerful earthquake in Myanmar was rescued on Tuesday in Nay Pyi Taw, the Myanmar Fire Services Department (MFSD) reported. (MFSD/Handout via Xinhua)

NAY PYI TAW/MANDALAY, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, multiple Chinese rescue teams have arrived in the disaster-stricken areas, working with local responders around the clock to search for survivors.

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This photo taken on April 1, 2025 shows the rescue operation of a trapped woman in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. A 63-year-old woman trapped under debris for 91 hours after a powerful earthquake in Myanmar was rescued on Tuesday in Nay Pyi Taw, the Myanmar Fire Services Department (MFSD) reported. (MFSD/Handout via Xinhua)

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A member of a rescue team from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region carries out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. (Security Bureau of HKSAR government/Handout via Xinhua)

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Members from the China Search and Rescue Team and the civilian rescue team of RAMUNION RESCUE jointly transfer a survivor at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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Members from the China Search and Rescue Team and the civilian rescue team of RAMUNION RESCUE jointly transfer a survivor at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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Members from the China Search and Rescue Team carry out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

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A rescuer from China carries out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Chao)

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Members from the China Search and Rescue Team carry out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

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A member from the China Search and Rescue Team carries out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

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Members from the China Search and Rescue Team transfer a survivor at a quake site in Mandalay city, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

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Rescuers from China carry out rescue work at a quake site in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Chao)

Editor: Yu Huichen