The Israeli aid delegation included engineering and civil affairs officers from Home Front Command's National Rescue Unit and arrived in Bangkok after the confirmed death toll rose past 1,700.
In some areas near the epicenter, residents told Reuters that government assistance was scarce, leaving people to fend for themselves.
The Foreign Ministry announced that it will publish the local instructions as they are published on the ministry's website, social media, and the Lametayel app.
While the occupants of the Chabad building were safe, nine people were killed in the Thai capital.
The epicenter was about 17.2 km from the city of Mandalay, which has a population of about 1.2 million, according to USGS.
Experts note absence of main earthquake amid ongoing seismic activity.
On Wednesday, the deputy head of the National Security Council convened an urgent discussion on the matter.
Geologist Celal Şengör warned of an imminent risk of a devastating earthquake and tsunami that could strike Istanbul and the Marmara region.
“It does not happen often, but if you are in Iran, be on extra alert as well,” Hoogerbeets added.
Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation within the next 30 years.
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