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  "id": 5233189,
  "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-5233189",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T03:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "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": "Over a week after devastating floods hit Nepal, the Korean government is ramping up search efforts for nine missing nationals and increasing humanitarian aid, according to the foreign ministry. The 44-member Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT), comprising 44 members, has arrived in the capital Kathmandu and is poised to launch search-and-rescue operations in the areas ravaged by floods and landslides that occurred on August 26, the ministry reported. The national government's rapid response team, which was sent to Nepal last week, has been integrated into the KDRT, functioning as a single unit, a ministry official stated. KDRT chief Lee Kyoo-ho is set to meet with the military commander in the Batar region to coordinate rescue operations, the official added. The KDRT established a base camp in Batar, located in the neighboring Nuwakot district, on Wednesday, marking a key staging point on the journey to the flood-stricken Rasuwa district. The nine South Koreans who went missing during the floods were working at the Upper Trishuli-1 (UT-1) hydropower plant construction site in Rasuwa district when the disaster struck. Six individuals from the KDRT team are currently engaged in rescue operations, while the remaining three are providing logistical support, the ministry disclosed.",
  "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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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea steps up search for 9 missing nationals, expands humanitarian aid to Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/s-korea-steps-up-search-for-9-missing-nationals-expands-humanitarian",
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        "title": "Korea steps up search for 9 missing nationals, expands humanitarian aid to Nepal",
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        "title": "Families descend on Nepal in search of missing tourists",
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        "published": "2026-09-03T06:11:00.000Z"
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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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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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