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Chinese Rescue Teams Depart For Myanmar

Members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, gather before leaving for Myanmar at a land port in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 29, 2025. A group of 16 Chinese volunteers set off for the quake-hit Myanmar on Saturday morning to provide assistance in disaster relief and rescue efforts. The volunteers, all experienced members of the Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) team -- a Chinese civil relief squad -- departed from Ruili City in southwest China's Yunnan Province, which borders Myanmar, at around 9:30 a.m. They followed a 37-member rescue team sent by Yunnan Province, which arrived in Myanmar earlier on Saturday morning. A total of 694 people were killed, 1,670 injured and 68 missing in a deadly earthquake in the Mandalay region of Myanmar as of Saturday morning, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council reported. Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Rescue Teams Depart For Myanmar

Members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, prepare to enter Myanmar from a land port in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 29, 2025. A group of 16 Chinese volunteers set off for the quake-hit Myanmar on Saturday morning to provide assistance in disaster relief and rescue efforts. The volunteers, all experienced members of the Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) team -- a Chinese civil relief squad -- departed from Ruili City in southwest China's Yunnan Province, which borders Myanmar, at around 9:30 a.m. They followed a 37-member rescue team sent by Yunnan Province, which arrived in Myanmar earlier on Saturday morning. A total of 694 people were killed, 1,670 injured and 68 missing in a deadly earthquake in the Mandalay region of Myanmar as of Saturday morning, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council reported. Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese Rescue Teams Depart For Myanmar

A member of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, prepares to enter Myanmar from a land port in Ruili, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 29, 2025. A group of 16 Chinese volunteers set off for the quake-hit Myanmar on Saturday morning to provide assistance in disaster relief and rescue efforts. The volunteers, all experienced members of the Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) team -- a Chinese civil relief squad -- departed from Ruili City in southwest China's Yunnan Province, which borders Myanmar, at around 9:30 a.m. They followed a 37-member rescue team sent by Yunnan Province, which arrived in Myanmar earlier on Saturday morning. A total of 694 people were killed, 1,670 injured and 68 missing in a deadly earthquake in the Mandalay region of Myanmar as of Saturday morning, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council reported. Photo by Chen Xinbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More Chinese civilian rescuers join quake relief in Türkiye

STORY: More Chinese civilian rescuers join quake relief in Türkiye DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:37 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Blue Sky Rescue Team members 2. various of quake-hit regions in Türkiye STORYLINE: More members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team (BSR), a Chinese civil relief squad, have joined the rescue and relief efforts in quake-stricken Türkiye. The nine civilian rescuers from Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan arrived in Türkiye on Friday. The Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) team, a professional non-profit search-and-rescue organization, are racing against time to search for survivors in the hardest-hit regions. China has sent an array of rescue teams and vital items to Türkiye and Syria after Monday's massive earthquakes and aftershocks. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

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Chinese civilian efforts intensify to help earthquake rescue in Türkiye

STORY: Chinese civilian efforts intensify to help earthquake rescue in Türkiye DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) team heading for Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG YONG, Founder of the Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) team 3. various of the Rescue Team of Ramunion arriving in Adana, Türkiye 4. various of machinery from Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group joining in the rescue work STORYLINE: Several Chinese civilian rescue teams have departed for Türkiye to help with rescue efforts following devastating earthquakes. The first batch of the Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) team, a professional non-profit search-and-rescue organization, consists of 50 members. They arrived in Türkiye on Wednesday. Many of them have international rescue experience. On Wednesday, another 127 BSR members from different parts of China assembled in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. They then departed for Türkiye, bringing with them more devices including

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-RESCUE TEAM-TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKE (CN)

(230208) -- WUHAN, Feb. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescue workers from Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) prepare to depart from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 8, 2023, for quake-hit Türkiye to help search and rescue efforts. A total of 127 BSR rescuers left for Türkiye on Wednesday to join earthquake relief efforts in the country. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-RESCUE TEAM-TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKE (CN)

(230208) -- WUHAN, Feb. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescue workers from Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) prepare to depart from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 8, 2023, for quake-hit Türkiye to help search and rescue efforts. A total of 127 BSR rescuers left for Türkiye on Wednesday to join earthquake relief efforts in the country. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-RESCUE TEAM-TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKE (CN)

(230208) -- WUHAN, Feb. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members transport relief supplies onto a plane as rescue workers from Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) prepare to depart from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 8, 2023, for quake-hit Türkiye to help search and rescue efforts. A total of 127 BSR rescuers left for Türkiye on Wednesday to join earthquake relief efforts in the country. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-RESCUE TEAM-TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKE (CN)

(230208) -- WUHAN, Feb. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A rescue worker from Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) checks relief supplies before departing from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 8, 2023, for quake-hit Türkiye to help search and rescue efforts. A total of 127 BSR rescuers left for Türkiye on Wednesday to join earthquake relief efforts in the country. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-RESCUE TEAM-TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKE (CN)

(230208) -- WUHAN, Feb. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescue workers from Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) prepare to depart from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 8, 2023, for quake-hit Türkiye to help search and rescue efforts. A total of 127 BSR rescuers left for Türkiye on Wednesday to join earthquake relief efforts in the country. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-RESCUE TEAM-TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKE (CN)

(230208) -- WUHAN, Feb. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescue workers from Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) prepare to depart from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 8, 2023, for quake-hit Türkiye to help search and rescue efforts. A total of 127 BSR rescuers left for Türkiye on Wednesday to join earthquake relief efforts in the country. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-RESCUE TEAM-TÜRKIYE-EARTHQUAKE (CN)

(230208) -- WUHAN, Feb. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescue workers from Blue Sky Rescue (BSR) prepare to depart from the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 8, 2023, for quake-hit Türkiye to help search and rescue efforts. A total of 127 BSR rescuers left for Türkiye on Wednesday to join earthquake relief efforts in the country. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)