South Korea's Second Korea Disaster Relief Team Arrives in Kathmandu

The second batch of the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) dispatched to respond to the severe flood damage in Nepal arrived in the country carrying relief supplies on the 11th, local time.

The Air Force's KC-330 Cygnus multi-role tanker transport carrying the second-batch members landed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu at around 8:44 a.m. on this day.

The second batch of the KDRT consists of a total of eight members from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Fire Agency, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the National Medical Center.

They are composed of a reconstruction and recovery team along with a small number of search and rescue personnel, and plan to carry out activities locally for seven days.

The first batch of the KDRT, which was dispatched with 44 members on the 2nd and conducted search and rescue operations locally, is scheduled to depart from Nepal aboard the Cygnus tanker and return to South Korea on the morning of the 12th.

Following the return of the first batch of the KDRT, the government will continue tasks such as supporting the families of missing South Koreans by cooperating with Nepalese authorities centered around the Embassy of South Korea in Nepal.

Starting from the 12th, the government's joint rapid response team will change its name to the "Government Joint Response Team" and be reorganized into a total of seven members from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Korean National Police Agency, and the National Forensic Service.

If necessary, personnel will be replaced or additionally dispatched.

(Photo: Yonhap News)
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