Korea Disaster Relief Team to Conduct On-Foot Searches in Two Mountainous Areas Near Powerhouse and Main Camp

The Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT), dispatched to conduct search and rescue operations at the site of massive floods in Nepal, will launch on-foot searches today (the 8th) focusing on mountainous areas where the families of missing South Koreans have requested searches.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, six KDRT members, together with the Nepalese military, plan to travel by helicopter today to the mountainous area to the left of the Powerhouse and Yellow Bridge, and the mountainous area to the right of the Main Camp, respectively, and attempt on-foot searches to the extent possible.

The KDRT also plans to utilize drones to ensure the safety of its members and enhance search effectiveness.

This search follows the Nepalese government's change in stance yesterday to cooperate with the Korean relief team's search in the areas requested by the families of the missing.

During talks with Nepalese Foreign Minister Sisir Khanal on the 6th, Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun presented a map indicating the area where nine South Koreans went missing and explained the areas where the families hope for searches. The Nepalese side accepted the request and agreed to cooperate with the search.

Previously, the Nepalese military had expressed reluctance toward on-foot searches by the Korean relief team, citing the steep terrain of the area.

The KDRT previously conducted an on-foot search in the area near Ramche on the 2nd and searched the areas near the Powerhouse and weir dam using drones on the 4th, but no news regarding the nine missing South Koreans has been reported so far.

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