{
  "id": 6711877,
  "title": "(LEAD) S. Korea sends 2nd disaster relief team to Nepal for flood recovery efforts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/lead-s-korea-sends-2nd-disaster-relief-team-to-nepal-for-flood",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T05:01:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260911001451315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul, on September 11, received word that South Korea had dispatched its second overseas relief team to Nepal as aid for flood recovery. The eight-member Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) touched down in Kathmandu aboard a KC-330 military transport plane at approximately 8:44 a.m. local time, according to the foreign ministry. The aircraft carried around 4 tons of relief supplies, valued at 180 million won (US$134,200), which included tents, blankets, and clothing. The generous donations came from various South Korean companies and entities. The team, composed of officials from the foreign ministry, the National Fire Agency, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the National Medical Center, will concentrate on reconstruction and recovery efforts during its seven-day mission.\n\nThe initial 44-member KDRT contingent, which was deployed to Nepal on September 2 for a 10-day search-and-rescue mission, is set to depart for home on Saturday morning. Tragically, nine South Koreans - six from Doosan Enerbility Co. and three from Korea South-East Power Co. - went missing on August 26 when floods and landslides struck a hydropower plant construction site near the Nepal-Tibet border. Nepal has since shifted its focus from search and rescue to reconstruction and recovery, and the Seoul government has pledged ongoing support for the search efforts for the missing South Koreans, collaborating with Nepalese authorities and other rescue teams.\n\nA government joint rapid response team, dispatched to Nepal shortly after the floods, will now be restructured into a seven-member team to assist in recovery and other endeavors. This team comprises police and forensic officials who will collaborate with their Nepalese counterparts at a forensic science laboratory to help identify victims and perform other tasks. As of Thursday, the death toll from the disaster had risen to over 1,400, with more than 5,600 people still missing in Nepal and China's Tibet Autonomous Region, according to reports from foreign media outlets.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea sent its second contingent of an oversea...",
  "key_points": [
    "South Korea dispatches second disaster relief team to Nepal",
    "Eight-member Korea Disaster Relief Team arrives in Kathmandu",
    "Team focuses on reconstruction and recovery efforts"
  ],
  "editors_take": "South Korea's dispatch of a second relief team to Nepal shifts its focus from search-and-rescue to reconstruction and recovery efforts, expanding its support for the flood-hit region.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Second S. Korean Disaster Relief Team to Aid Recovery Efforts in Flood-Devastated Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/second-s-korean-disaster-relief-team-to-aid-recovery-efforts-in-flood",
        "published": "2026-09-11T04:25:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}