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TOKYO: In a swift response to the urgent situation in Myanmar, Japan is dispatching an assessment team through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) following the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday, as reported by Japan’s Foreign Ministry.

The assessment team , a crucial part of Japan’s response, comprises five members, including JICA staff and medical personnel. Their primary task is to monitor needs and the security situation on the ground and coordinate the possible dispatch of a Japan Disaster Relief team. The assessment team was scheduled to leave Japan on Sunday.

Japan’s government is stepping in to provide much-needed emergency relief goods, including necessities such as food, water, and medical supplies, to the affected people through JICA.

The Ministry said it is providing assistance from a humanitarian perspective and the close relationship Japan has with the people of Myanmar.

As of Saturday evening, 1,644 people were reported to have died in the quake, with 3,804 injured and at least 104 missing people.