NAY PYI TAW (Myanmar): The Special Search and Rescue Team of Malaysia (SMART) to assist earthquake victims in Myanmar will end its operations and return home on Monday. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said that apart from the search and rescue (SAR) operation by SMART having ended, it needs to be stopped because no more survivors...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) successfully rescued a survivor who had been trapped under rubble for 72 hours in Sagaing, Myanmar, on Wednesday (April 2) afternoon. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the male victim, believed to be in his 40s, was discovered at Worksite K10,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) has recovered four bodies from the rubble caused by the earthquake in Myanmar's Sagaing region. In a statement, the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) reported that two victims - a man and a woman - were retrieved on Monday (March 31), while the bodies of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) is focusing its efforts on locating victims trapped in places of worship affected by the earthquake disaster in Myanmar's Sagaing district. In a statement, the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) said the search and rescue (SAR) operation by the team was activated at three locations...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians should remain vigilant for earthquakes even though it is outside the Pacific Ring of Fire, says an expert. Institute of Geology Malaysia president Abd Rasid Jaapar said that while Malaysia is not situated along the collision zone of major tectonic plates - reducing the risk of major earthquakes - several minor tremors have...
