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May 31, 2006
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New Straits Times
05-31-2006
Local medical team to establish field hospital
Edition: Main/Lifestyle

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has despatched a medical team to Yogyakarta to treat the tens of thousands injured in the earthquake.

The 66-member group, which includes surgeons, dentists and medical officers, left in four C310 aircraft yesterday and will establish a field hospital there.
They will join a 10-man advance party already in Yogyakarta.

Malaysian rescue and aid personnel from several relief agencies had rushed to the stricken areas since the 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck on Saturday.

More than 5,100 people were killed, 20,000 were injured and 130,000 left homeless.

The international ...

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