South Korea Says to Send Disaster Relief Team to Nepal
The team will support search-and-rescue work after floods and mudslides killed more than 800 people and left around 3,000 missing, officials said.
- On Tuesday, South Korea's Foreign Ministry announced a 44-member emergency relief team deployment to Nepal to support search-and-rescue operations following severe flooding in the Rasuwa region.
- Massive floods and mudslides hit Nepal's north-central Himalayan region near the Nepal-Tibet border last Wednesday, killing more than 800 people and leaving around 3,000 others missing, according to foreign media reports.
- The Korea Disaster Relief Team includes personnel from the Foreign Ministry, Korea International Cooperation Agency, and fire authorities, conducting search operations for nine missing Koreans.
- Departing on a Korean military transport aircraft, the team will work in Nepal for about 10 days, assisting with ongoing search and rescue efforts.
- Meanwhile, the Nepal Army continues recovery operations in the Narayani River near Chitwan, collecting bodies washed away by flash floods and mudslide on Monday.
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South Korea to send 44-member disaster relief team to Nepal after floods
SEOUL, Sept 1 - South Korea will send a 44-member emergency relief team to Nepal to support search-and-rescue operations after flooding in the Rasuwa region, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) will be dispatched to Nepal, which has suffered immense damage from massive floods and landslides. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 1st that it had decided to dispatch the KDRT to the flood-affected areas of Nepal following a resolution by the Public-Private Joint Council on Overseas Disaster Relief. The KDRT is responsible for disaster relief, search and rescue, and medical assistance in the…
Korea to dispatch disaster relief team to Nepal to support flood recovery efforts
Korea was set to dispatch a disaster relief team to Nepal on Tuesday to support search, rescue and other relief efforts following devastating floods, the foreign ministry said. The Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT), consisting of 44 personnel from the foreign ministry, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), fire authorities and other agencies, is scheduled to depart for Nepal aboard a Korean military transport plane later in the day…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Ji-heon = The Republic of Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) will be dispatched to Nepal following massive floods.
The Korean government has dispatched a 44-member overseas emergency relief team to respond to the flood damage in Nepal. They are scheduled to conduct rescue and search operations on-site for 10 days and provide support to victims, including Korean nationals.
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