Hanoi, June 28 -- The Vietnam Border Guard High Command encouraged members of its search-and-rescue team during a meeting in Hanoi on June 28 ahead of their deployment to Venezuela to support earthquake relief efforts. Under a decision by the Ministry of National Defence, Vietnam is dispatching 82 personnel, along with equipment and supplies, to support search-and-rescue efforts and post-earthquake recovery in Venezuela. The Border Guard force contributes a unit comprising 10 personnel and eight search dogs. Speaking at the meeting, Major General Nguyen Duc Manh, Deputy Commander of the Vietnam Border Guard, said the powerful 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 caused severe casualties and widespread damage...