The Nepalese army ship has flown to Myanmar with medical relief.
According to the Tribhuvan International Airport office, at 10:48 in the morning, the CN-235 of the army flew to Myanmar via Dhaka, Bangladesh.
In the south-eastern country of Myanmar, which suffered extensive damage in Friday's powerful earthquake, the army has announced that it will provide medical assistance on behalf of Nepal.
A devastating earthquake of 7.7 magnitude occurred in the central region of Myanmar on Friday. In which at least 2700 people died and 4500 were injured.
According to military spokesperson Gaurav Kumar KC, an army plane with a turboprop engine will leave the medical team and return to Kathmandu tomorrow. After 6 days, the military plane is scheduled to pick them up from Kathmandu.
According to the co-spokesperson of the Civil Aviation Authority, Gyanendra Bhul, for the first time in the history of Nepal, a military ship has been sent to Myanmar in a natural disaster. The authority had issued a flight permit on Tuesday for 16 people including army pilot assistant Rathi Ramsundar Bohora, 5 crew members and medical personnel to go there.
