South Korea dispatches second disaster relief team to Nepal for flood recovery
A second eight-person Korean disaster relief team left Seoul on a KC-330 aircraft, carrying four tons of aid, to support Nepal’s flood reconstruction efforts.
South Korea’s foreign ministry announced that an eight-member disaster relief contingent left Seoul aboard a KC-330 transport aircraft early Friday, with an expected arrival in Kathmandu at about 9 a.m. local time. The team carries roughly four tons of humanitarian supplies—tents, blankets and clothing—worth 180 million won, contributed by Korean firms and other donors. Over a seven-day deployment, the group will concentrate on reconstruction and recovery in flood-hit areas, shifting from the earlier search-and-rescue focus of the first 44-member team that arrived on Sept. 2.
Members come from the foreign ministry, National Fire Agency, Korea International Cooperation Agency and the National Medical Center. Meanwhile, nine Korean workers missing since the August 26 floods remain unaccounted for, and a joint rapid response unit will be restructured to aid forensic identification and other recovery tasks.
Why it matters
The mission shows South Korea’s ongoing humanitarian support for Nepal’s flood disaster and highlights the plight of missing Korean workers.
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