S. Korea's 2nd Nepal relief team to return; efforts to locate 9 missing Koreans to continue
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will maintain a joint government respons...
The South Korean government has announced that its second Nepal relief team will return home after completing its seven-day mission to locate nine missing South Koreans who were working at a hydropower plant construction site when massive floods and landslides struck Rasuwa District last month. The decision to send the team back aligns with a recent joint public-private emergency relief council's decision, and will consist of eight members, including three from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, two from the National Fire Agency, and three from the National Police Agency.
The team's primary focus will continue to be on efforts to determine the whereabouts of the missing Koreans, with the assistance of Nepal's Central Forensic Science Laboratory, which has been provided with four rapid DNA analysis devices by South Korea. The first contingent of the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT), which arrived in Nepal earlier this month, has been working under challenging conditions, including rugged terrain and weather-related risks, with no signs of the missing individuals found thus far.
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