2nd Relief Team to Wrap up Operations in Nepal; Search for 9 Missing Nationals to Continue

The second contingent of the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) is set to conclude its seven-day mission in Nepal and return home. According to The Korea Times, this decision was made by a joint public-private emergency relief council last week.

Nine South Korean nationals remain missing since massive floods hit Nepal last month. They were working at a hydropower plant construction site in Rasuwa District near the Nepal-Tibet border when the floods and landslides struck on August 26. The missing individuals include six employees of Doosan Enerbility and three of Korea South-East Power.

A joint government response team will remain in Nepal to continue efforts to locate the missing nationals. Yonhap News reports that the team will consist of eight members from various agencies, including the foreign ministry, National Fire Agency, and National Police Agency, with the possibility of additional members being dispatched if needed. The team will work closely with Nepalese authorities and support the families of the missing.

Brief written by urgent.news from KBS World Radio, The Korea Times, Yonhap News — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.