Indonesia ends rescue mission in Myanmar earthquake - Asia & Pacific - The Jakarta Post (2025)

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Sixty members of the Indonesia Search and Rescue (INASAR) team were welcomed by officials from the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) and representatives from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) following their arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

“On behalf of the government, I’d like to thank you and give remarkable appreciation for all delegations,” Basarnas head Air Marshal Mohammad Syafii said, as quoted from a press release.

During their mission, the rescuers located and evacuated five bodies in Myanmar’s capital of Naypyidaw, including those buried under a damaged apartment in the Thukha Theiddhi Ward area. The team used scanning machines and three sniffer dogs to aid their work.

Naypyidaw and several other major cities in Myanmar were struck by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake on March 28 that killed more than 3,600 people and prompted Myanmar’s ruling military junta to make a rare plea for international assistance.

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The Indonesian emergency medical team (EMT), meanwhile, will continue its mission in Naypyidaw for another 10 days until April 23, following a request from the Myanmar government, National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesperson Abdul Muhari said.