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The Singapore Armed Forces Offers Assistance to Nepal
26 April 2015
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The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will deploy a medical team of about 15 medical personnel, as well as personnel from the Changi Regional Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Coordination Centre, to assist in relief efforts in Nepal in the wake of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on 25 Apr 2015.
Republic of Singapore Air Force C-130 aircraft will provide airlift support to transport the Singapore relief contingent, which includes Singapore Civil Defence Force and Singapore Police Force personnel and their equipment, into the affected area.