An Israeli delegation of experts sent to Thailand to assist in search and rescue efforts in the aftermath of a major earthquake has completed its mission, the military said Wednesday.
The team of 21 experts, consisting of engineers, doctors and rescue professionals, assisted Thai authorities over the last 10 days with technological expertise on the ground to assist in locating trapped individuals.
The 7.7 magnitude quake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on March 28, killing over 3,650 people, nearly all of them in Myanmar where it was centered. It was one of the most powerful quakes in Southeast Asia over the last century. About two dozen people died in Thailand’s capital Bangkok, mostly from a high-rise building under construction collapsed by the quake.
China, Russia and India were among the largest nations to offer Myanmar assistance.
