A team of 44 South Korean emergency responders will be dispatched to Nepal, the government said Friday, as the country struggles with a devastating earthquake that has left thousands dead and injured. The team, which will depart Saturday, will include rescue workers, doctors and relief supplies, the Ministry of Interior and Safety said. The decision to send the team was made during an emergency meeting of government officials, who assessed the situation in Nepal following the 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck late Wednesday. The team will work with Nepalese authorities and a rapid response team from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the ministry said. The South Korean team will focus on searching for survivors, treating the injured and providing relief supplies, it said. The government also said it will provide $2 million in humanitarian aid to Nepal. A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Nepal late Wednesday, killing at least 4,989 people and injuring over 9,000, according to local media reports.
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- ‘푸른거탑’ 배우 이용주 별세…향년 44 hani.co.kr
- A small "mountain" at the tip of the smoke, the horrors seen by the rescue team. What happened in the fire that killed 44 people. 今月29日、京都市伏見区の住宅街で火事がありました。木造の建物が密集したエリアで、炎が広がりました。消防によりますと、火事のあと44人が亡くなりました。けがをした人も10人以上います。 On the 29th of this month, there was a fire in a residential area of Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. The fire spread in an area where wooden buildings were densely packed. According to the fire department, 44 people died in the fire. More than 10 people were also injured. 火事のあと、京都市は、近くに住む人たちを避難させました。応援に来た救助隊は、煙の先に高さが3mぐらいの山のようなものがあるのを見つけました。燃えた建物の下敷きになって、動くことができないでいた人たちがいたからです。 After the fire, the city of Kyoto evacuated people living nearby. Rescue teams that came to support the effort found a mountain-like object, about 3 meters high, at the tip of the smoke. This was because people were trapped under the burned buildings and were unable to move. 救助隊は、1つ1つの建物の下にいる人たちを助けようとしました。建物の下にいる人たちは、火がついたあと、逃げることができなくて、部屋の中に隠れていたと考えられています。 The rescue team tried to help the people under each building. It is believed that the people under the buildings were unable to escape after the fire started and hid inside their rooms. 火事の原因はわかっていません。京都市は、火事のあと、近くの建物の調査をしました。そして30日、この建物は法律で決まっている防火の規則を守っていなかったことがわかりました。 The cause of the fire is not known. The city of Kyoto investigated nearby buildings after the fire. On the 30th, it was found that this building did not comply with the fire prevention regulations stipulated by law. 近くに住む60歳ぐらいの男性は「火事のあと、しばらくはこの場所に近づくことができませんでした。火事の前に、建物の火の始まりを止めるような設備が必要だったと思います」と話していました。 A man in his 60s who lives nearby said, "After the fire, I couldn't approach this place for a while. I think that equipment to prevent the spread of fire was necessary before the fire." asahi.com
