SINGAPORE : The Singapore Civil Defence Force is sending rescue teams to Phuket and Aceh to help in the search and rescue efforts there.
More than 46 officers from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team or DART will leave for the tsunami-hit areas on Wednesday.
They will bring with them equipment as well as rescue dogs.
SCDF says duration of the deployment will depend on the progress of the rescue operations there. - CNA
Meanwhile, death toll now stands at 60,000