{
  "id": 5482560,
  "title": "Korea to provide blankets, other emergency relief supplies to Nepal flood victims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/korea-to-provide-blankets-other-emergency-relief-supplies-to-nepal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T03:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260904/korea-to-provide-blankets-other-emergency-relief-supplies-to-nepal-flood-victims"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Korean government plans to send an additional 130 million won worth of emergency relief supplies to aid victims of the recent floods in Nepal, the foreign ministry announced on Friday. The aid, comprising 36,000 emergency thermal blankets and 2,320 heavy-duty thermal blankets, will be transported to Nepal on a commercial flight scheduled for Saturday. This is in addition to the $1 million in humanitarian assistance previously pledged by Korea following the devastating floods and landslides that struck Nepal's Rasuwa District near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26. The supplies will be distributed via the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to provide essential services like clean drinking water, first aid, hygiene kits, and basic healthcare items to those impacted by the disaster. The floods have claimed over 1,200 lives and left nearly 6,000 people still missing, including nine Koreans. Seoul has dispatched a Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) to assist in search and rescue operations. The Korean government remains in close contact with the Nepalese government and is actively exploring further avenues to extend necessary support.",
  "summary": "Korea will provide additional emergency relief supplies worth 130 million won ($95,850) to help people affected by the recent massive floods in Nepal, the foreign ministry said Friday. The supplies, including 36,000 emergency thermal blankets and 2,320 heavy-duty thermal blankets, are scheduled to be sent to Nepal aboard a commercial flight Saturday, according to the ministry. Korea had…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Dispatch of emergency relief aid to Nepal later this week: PM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/dispatch-of-emergency-relief-aid-to-nepal-later-this-week-pm",
        "published": "2026-09-04T02:26:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea to provide blankets, other emergency relief supplies to Nepal flood victims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/s-korea-to-provide-blankets-other-emergency-relief-supplies-to-nepal",
        "published": "2026-09-04T03:24:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea to provide blankets, other emergency relief supplies to Nepal flood victims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/korea-to-provide-blankets-other-emergency-relief-supplies-to-nepal-5487706",
        "published": "2026-09-04T04:12:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}