S. Korea to dispatch disaster relief team to Nepal to support flood recovery efforts
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was set to dispatch a disaster relief tea...
South Korea plans to send a disaster relief team to Nepal to assist with search, rescue, and recovery efforts following catastrophic floods, according to the foreign ministry. The Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT), comprising 44 individuals from various agencies, including the foreign ministry and KOICA, is set to leave for Nepal on a military transport plane later Tuesday.
The team is expected to remain in Nepal for approximately ten days, focusing on search and rescue operations for victims, including the nine South Koreans who are still unaccounted for. The devastating floods and landslides struck Nepal's north-central Himalayan region near the Nepal-Tibet border last Wednesday, resulting in over 800 deaths and around 3,000 people still missing, as reported by international media.
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