Nepal quake: Singapore C-130 with medical team lands in Kathmandu
SINGAPORE – Another C-130 military plane from Singapore, this time carrying a medical team from the Ministry of Health, landed in Kathmandu today (May 2).
A team of 2 doctors and 4 nurses from Singapore General Hospital, and a Nepalese doctor from Tan Tock Seng Hospital, are joining the Singapore Armed Force's medical team in Nepal. They arrived on May 2, 2015 and are expected to be deployed for up to 2 weeks. Photo: SGH/MOH
SINGAPORE – Another C-130 military plane from Singapore, this time carrying a medical team from the Ministry of Health, landed in Kathmandu today (May 2).
The team is made up of three doctors and four nurses, and is set to remain in Nepal for up to two weeks. It will boost the current capacity of the Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF) team of doctors that are already here.
Meanwhile, SAF doctors are continuing to treat villagers in Gokarna, a town in the outskirts of Kathmandu.
DART, the elite team of Singapore Civil Defence Force is setting up base in the Gorkha region - the epicentre of the earthquake.
The team is set to help recover bodies in the area. NEWS 5 TONIGHT/CHANNEL NEWSASIA
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