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PUTRAJAYA: The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) has been mobilised to join in the search and rescue operation (SAR) in the areas worst hit by the earthquake in Myanmar, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He said the team is scheduled to arrive in Yangon at about 1 pm today.

“At the same time, humanitarian aid to Thailand is also being coordinated and will be mobilised soon,” Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Central Disaster Management Committee chairman, said in a statement.