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'We need to get him out': SCDF's race to save a life in quake-hit Myanmar
The Singapore Civil Defence Force's 80-member Operation Lionheart team was deployed to Myanmar on Mar 29 to support disaster ...
SCDF officers had to lie on their side and drill through concrete slabs in Myanmar quake rescue
SCDF deployed an 80-strong contingent and four search canines the day after the disaster. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
Myanmar Earthquake: SCDF's Operation Lionheart Inspired by Community Resilience
What deeply moved the SCDF team was the remarkable resilience demonstrated by the local community. Despite the overwhelming loss of homes, infrastructure, and, in some cases, loved ones, the people of ...
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SCDF rescuers deployed to quake-hit Myanmar to return home on April 8
The Operation Lionheart squad has been handing over essential supplies such as tents, canned food and ready-to-eat rations to the Myanmar Fire Services Department, said SCDF in a Facebook post on ...
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S'pore sends 34-member emergency medical team to quake-hit Myanmar for 2 weeks
Singapore has sent a 34-member emergency medical team to Myanmar on Apr. 3 to provide humanitarian assistance in the wake of a 7.7-magnitude earthquake. The team will head to Yamethin township outside ...
SCDF Officers'Heroic Efforts in Myanmar Earthquake Rescue
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) demonstrated remarkable resilience and expertise during their rescue mission in Myanmar following the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake on March 28. SCDF ...
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SCDF team recovers body from partially collapsed hotel after Myanmar quake, sets up 2 medical outposts
In a Facebook post on April 6, SCDF said their Operation Lionheart team has been actively involved in search operations in Ottara Thiri Township in the country's capital Naypyidaw over the past ...
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Singapore rescue teams join search for survivors in Myanmar earthquake
Footage shows sniffer dogs from the Singapore Civil Defence Force's (SCDF) Operation Lionheart scouring the rubble of collapsed buildings in Naypyidaw and Mandalay. In a statement, the SCDF said ...
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SCDF works with Myanmar rescuers for 8 hours to save quake victim trapped under collapsed building
Known as the Operation Lionheart contingent, the SCDF’s team arrived in Naypyitaw on the evening of March 29. The team consists of the elite Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team, full-time ...
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Myanmar Earthquake : Singapore Deploys Operation Lionheart For Rescue Efforts
SINGAPORE, March 29 (Bernama) -- The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) deployed the Operation Lionheart (OLH) contingent on Saturday to assist in disaster rescue efforts in Myanmar following the ...
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Myanmar earthquake: Resilience of community inspiring, say members of SCDF’s Operation Lionheart
Members of the Singapore Civil Defence Force contingent deployed to help in the Myanmar earthquake say they are inspired by the resilience of the community there. The 80-person SCDF Operation ...