Japan to dispatch team of experts to flood-hit Nepal
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will dispatch a team of experts to Nepal to assist work by local authorities to identify bodies recovered after massive floodi
Japan is dispatching a team of experts to Nepal to aid local authorities in identifying victims recovered from recent floods and landslides near the border with China, announced the Japanese Foreign Ministry on Thursday. The seven-person delegation will set foot in Nepal on Friday. Over 1,200 individuals have perished and approximately 5,500 are still unaccounted for since the disaster on August 26, with five Japanese nationals among them, according to the ministry.
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi expressed Japan's unwavering support for Nepal during a press conference in Ulaanbaatar. The expert team will comprise officials from the Foreign Ministry, National Police Agency, Metropolitan Police Department, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the ministry disclosed. Motegi also revealed that a separate JICA team had already been on the ground in Nepal on Wednesday, focusing on evaluating medical requirements.
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