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South Korean Foreign Minister to Discuss Nepal Flood Rescue
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is going to Nepal for three days.
He will talk with Nepal’s foreign minister about people missing after major floods and landslides.
Nine South Koreans disappeared on August 26 near a hydropower construction site.
Six worked for Doosan Enerbility and three worked for Korea South-East Power.
South Korean and Nepalese teams are searching for them.
The teams are using helicopters, drones, search dogs and other equipment.
Cho will meet families of the missing people.
He will also encourage South Korean rescuers working at the disaster site.
The two countries will discuss helping damaged areas recover.
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will visit Nepal from Saturday through Monday for talks on flood-response support.
Nine South Koreans went missing on August 26 after floods and landslides struck Nepal’s Rasuwa District.
The missing workers included six Doosan Enerbility employees and three Korea South-East Power employees.
South Korea’s disaster relief team is searching with Nepalese authorities and company response teams using helicopters, drones and search dogs.
Cho is expected to seek intensified search efforts, meet families of the missing and discuss recovery support for affected areas.
- Who
- South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, Nepalese Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal, South Korean rescue teams, Nepalese authorities and company response teams are involved.
- What
- Cho will visit Nepal for ministerial talks on search-and-rescue efforts for nine missing South Koreans and recovery support after floods and landslides.
- Where
- Nepal, particularly Rasuwa District near the Nepal-Tibet border, where the workers were at a hydropower construction site.
- When
- The visit is scheduled for Saturday through Monday; the nine South Koreans went missing on August 26.
- Why
- South Korea wants to support and intensify the search for its missing nationals and discuss assistance for affected areas.
Key facts
- Visitor
- South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun
- Visit length
- Three days, from Saturday through Monday
- Missing South Koreans
- Nine people
- Employers
- Six Doosan Enerbility employees and three Korea South-East Power employees
- Search equipment
- Helicopters, drones, search dogs and other equipment
- Search partners
- The Korea Disaster Relief Team, Nepalese authorities and corporate response teams
- Reported wider disaster toll
- More than 1,200 people killed and nearly 6,000 missing as of Wednesday, according to foreign media reports
Sources
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