KDRT donates 262 body collection bags to Nepal at request
Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun meets with Nepal’s Foreign Minister… Request for assistance in searching for missing Koreans
Quick Look
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun visited Nepal and had a meeting with Foreign Minister Sisir Kunal and requested special attention and support for the search for missing Koreans.
- The Korean Overseas Emergency Relief Service (KDRT) donated 262 body recovery bags at the request of Nepalese authorities.
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Why It Matters
The whereabouts of nine Koreans have not been confirmed due to flooding in Nepal, and the government is dispatching KDRT to search.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Ji-heon = Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun asked Nepalese Foreign Minister Sisir Kunal to give Nepal special attention and support to enable the search for missing Koreans.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 6th, Minister Cho, who is visiting Nepal, held a foreign ministerial meeting with Minister Kunal and expressed condolences over the damage caused by the floods in Nepal and said he was deeply concerned because the whereabouts of nine Koreans had not been confirmed.
The two sides also discussed the status of search and rescue efforts for victims underway in the area, the Nepal government's damage control efforts, and the Korean government's support.
Minister Cho said that the Republic of Korea Overseas Emergency Relief Team (KDRT) has been dispatched with the search, rescue, and identification equipment needed by Nepal, and that search and rescue activities for missing persons are being conducted in cooperation with Nepalese authorities.
In addition, it was explained that along with in-kind support worth 130 million won, humanitarian aid worth 1 million dollars would be provided through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and Minister Kernall expressed his gratitude for this.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation to respond to climate change on the international stage, while continuing to communicate and cooperate closely to ensure smooth search and rescue operations and to support the Nepalese people's rapid recovery to normal life.
Minister Cho visited Nepal from the 5th to the 7th of this month to encourage local search and rescue of Koreans and to encourage KDRT members.
KDRT is still searching tunnels and powerhouses near Weir Dam where missing Koreans are believed to be present.
On this day, KDRT visited a Nepalese military unit in the Batar region and donated 262 body recovery bags at the request of the Nepalese authorities.
Open Questions
- Whether the specific whereabouts of missing Koreans have been confirmed
- Additional search schedule for KDRT
