At around 7:00am local time on March 29, the Chinese rescue medical team arrives at Yangon International Airport in Myanmar. (Photo/Xinhua)

A 37-member emergency medical rescue team from Southwest China's Yunnan Province arrived in Yangon, Myanmar on Saturday morning. They brought with them a total of 112 sets of emergency rescue equipment, including full-function life detection devices, an earthquake early warning system, portable satellites and drones.

The Global Times reporter saw on Saturday morning that Cao Jing, chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, and Myanmar officials welcomed the rescue team at the Yangon International Airport. 

According to the Chinese Embassy, the rescue team will travel directly by vehicle to Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar to take part in the rescue efforts after arriving in Yangon.

This rescue team is the officially organized Chinese rescue team and the first international rescue team to arrive in Myanmar, the Global Times learned.

At around 6 am on Saturday, a team of 37 members from the Yunnan emergency medical rescue team departed from Kunming Changshui International Airport in Southwest China's Yunnan Province for Myanmar. They carried a total of 112 sets of emergency rescue equipment, including full-function life detection devices, an earthquake early warning system, portable satellites, and drones.

According to the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, the rescue team will travel by road to Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar, to participate in rescue operations after arriving in Yangon. This rescue team is the officially organized Chinese rescue team and the first international rescue team to arrive in Myanmar, the Global Times learned. 

China is closely following the situation after the earthquake and extends our sincere sympathies to Myanmar. We hope and believe that the government and people of Myanmar will overcome difficulties and rebuild their home at an early date, Chinese Foreign Ministry said on early Saturday in response to a 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar a day ago. 

After the earthquake, the Chinese Embassy and Consulate-General in Myanmar immediately activated the emergency response mechanism and released relevant consular notices. They fully gathered and verified information to find out if any Chinese institutions, companies or nationals have been affected. So far, no deaths have been reported among Chinese nationals there, the ministry said in a statement published on its website. 

The people of China and Myanmar enjoy a profound "pauk-phaw" friendship. We feel for the people of Myanmar over the disaster, the ministry said. 

China stands ready to do its best to provide emergency humanitarian assistance and support to the affected area in Myanmar in light of their needs so as to help people there carry out disaster relief and rescue and pull through this trying time, according to the ministry. 

The Myanmar earthquake had caused 144 deaths and 732 injuries, China Media Group reported on Fridaye.

The earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday afternoon, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. Tremors were felt in Thailand and Laos as well as some places in Southwest China's Yunnan Province bordering Myanmar, according to media reports.