South Korea will send a search and rescue team to Nepal devastated by a massive earthquake, a government official said Monday.
An advance team will soon fly to Nepal, the official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The exact size of the dispatch will be decided at a meeting of related authorities later Monday, he added.
South Korea has pledged US$1 million in initial humanitarian aid for the Himalayan nation.
Thousands of people were reportedly killed by the 7.8-magnitude weekend quake. Three South Koreans were also injured, according to the ministry. (Yonhap)