Russian rescuers examine over 62,000 square meters of quake-hit territory in Myanmar
“Russian doctors working in the airmobile hospital have already provided medical care to more than 30 people injured,” the Emergencies Ministry said
Russian rescuers have surveyed 25 sites and more than 62,000 square meters of territory affected by a devastating earthquake since the beginning of search and rescue operations in disaster-hit Myanmar.
“Over the past 24 hours, rescuers and dog handlers examined five sites and searched for survivors under debris at more than 8,000 square meters of the area [hit by the disaster].
In total, they have already inspected 25 sites and completed survey of more than 62,000 square meters since the beginning of the rescue operation.
Russian doctors working in the airmobile hospital have already provided medical care to more than 30 people injured,” said the Russian ministry.
A group of 260 Russian rescuers and 13 units of equipment are currently working in quake-hit Myanmar.
They are conducting search and rescue operations day and night, removing the debris and assisting people in the city of Mandalay, an area hit by the earthquake.
To locate people trapped in the rubble, specialists of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry are using endoscopes, ground penetrating radars, thermal imagers, and listening devices to detect persons under construction debris at a depth of up to 4.5 meters.
With the help of such gear, rescue workers examine the debris and search for survivable void spaces in which people may have been trapped.
Specialists use air quality monitoring devices to inspect affected buildings and survey the rubble piles. Drones allow rescuers to evaluate the stability of structures and develop tactics for search operations.
Rescue teams as well have to work with manual tools as many buildings in the emergency zone collapsed into large heaps of rubble.
To dismantle the building structures, Russian specialists use hydraulic equipment to cut rebar and pull apart fragments of concrete slabs, gas cutters, as well as pneumatic and hydraulic supports.
