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  "id": 5231219,
  "title": "Korea steps up search for 9 missing nationals, expands humanitarian aid to Nepal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/korea-steps-up-search-for-9-missing-nationals-expands-humanitarian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T03:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260903/korea-steps-up-search-for-9-missing-nationals-expands-humanitarian-aid-to-nepal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A week after devastating floods ravaged Nepal, South Korea is ramping up its search for nine missing nationals and expanding its humanitarian aid, the foreign ministry announced on Thursday. A 44-person Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) has landed in Kathmandu, prepared to launch search-and-rescue operations in the regions struck by the floods and landslides that occurred on August 26. The government's rapid response team, which was dispatched last week, has now merged with the KDRT, operating as a single unit.\n\nLee Kyoo-ho, the team's chief, is set to meet with the military commander in the Batar region to synchronize efforts. The KDRT established a base camp in Batar, located in the Nuwakot district, on Wednesday. This outpost serves as a strategic point for reaching the flood-affected Rasuwa district. The nine South Koreans went missing while working at the Upper Trishuli-1 (UT-1) hydropower plant construction site in Rasuwa on August 26. Six of them remain unaccounted for.",
  "summary": "More than a week after devastating floods struck Nepal, Korea is intensifying efforts to locate nine nationals who remain unaccounted for, while expanding its humanitarian support for the disaster-hit country, the foreign ministry said Thursday. The 44-member Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) has arrived in Kathmandu and is working to launch search-and-rescue operations in earnest in areas…",
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        "title": "Korea steps up search for 9 missing nationals, expands humanitarian aid to Nepal",
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        "published": "2026-09-03T03:27:02.000Z"
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        "title": "Families descend on Nepal in search of missing tourists",
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        "title": "Families descend on Nepal in search of missing tourists",
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        "published": "2026-09-03T06:39:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Ministry ready to offer psychosocial support to families of Malaysians affected by Nepal disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ministry-ready-to-offer-psychosocial-support-to-families-of",
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Nepal floods: Families search for missing tourists after disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nepal-floods-families-search-for-missing-tourists-after-disaster",
        "published": "2026-09-03T07:26:51.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Families descend on Nepal in search of missing tourists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/families-descend-on-nepal-in-search-of-missing-tourists-5280132",
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