Chinese rescuers save 6 lives so far in quake-hit Myanmar

MANDALAY, Myanmar, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese rescuers have saved six lives across earthquake-rattled Myanmar as of 8 a.m. local time on Monday.

The China Search and Rescue Team continued to carry out work in the hard-hit Mandalay city and successfully pulled out four survivors, including three adult females and a girl. All Chinese rescuers have so far rescued six survivors in Myanmar.

Members of the China Search and Rescue Team rescued the four survivors in Mandalay at 00:40, 05:37, 06:20 and 07:15 local time on Monday, respectively, including a pregnant one. The rescued have been sent to the hospital for treatment.

A total of 91 personnel from five civilian emergency response forces organized by China's Ministry of Emergency Management have all arrived in Myanmar and have been participating in rescue operations.

Besides, a rescue team from China's Yunnan Province rescued an elderly man who had been trapped for nearly 40 hours under the rubble of a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw on Sunday. Also on Sunday, members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team from Hunan Province successfully rescued a survivor at the Mandalay Buddhist Hall in Mandalay.