Korea to send 2nd contingent of disaster relief team to Nepal
Korea plans to send a second contingent of the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) to continue search-and-rescue operations in flood-hit Nepal, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday. The first KDRT contingent, which was dispatched to Nepal on Sept. 2, is preparing to return home following a decision by a government-private joint council, according to the official. "The first KDRT contingent is…
Korea intends to dispatch a second team of disaster relief experts to assist in search-and-rescue efforts in Nepal, a foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Wednesday. The inaugural KDRT group, which arrived in Nepal on September 2nd, is set to depart for home on September 11th via a KC-330 aircraft following approval from a government-private joint council, according to the official. The spokesperson elaborated that the initial mission duration of ten days has been fulfilled.
The second KDRT team, comprising 44 personnel from the foreign ministry, fire authorities, and other relevant agencies, will likewise engage in search-and-rescue operations in Nepal. The KDRT, which established a base camp in Batar, a district adjacent to Nuwakot, serves as a crucial waypoint on the pathway to the flood-ravaged Rasuwa region. Tragically, nine Koreans perished during the rescue operation at the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower plant construction site in Rasuwa due to the catastrophic floods and landslides.
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