Why is Korea sending a second disaster relief team to Nepal?

The foreign ministry said the second Korea Disaster Relief Team will continue search-and-rescue operations in flood-hit Nepal. The move comes as the first contingent prepares to return home after its initial deployment.

When is the first KDRT contingent scheduled to return from Nepal?

The first contingent is scheduled to return home on Sept. 11 aboard a KC-330 transport aircraft. It was originally planned to stay for 10 days after being dispatched on Sept. 2.

How many Koreans are missing in the Nepal flood and landslide disaster?

Nine Koreans went missing after massive floods and landslides at the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower plant construction site in Rasuwa district. The relief team has been operating from a base camp in Batar in neighboring Nuwakot district.

Korea to send 2nd contingent of disaster relief team to Nepal

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Korea plans to send a second contingent of the Korea Disaster Relief Team to Nepal to continue search-and-rescue operations in flood-hit areas on Wednesday. The first contingent, dispatched on Sept. 2, is preparing to return home after a government-private joint council decision. Its mission was originally scheduled to last 10 days, and it is set to leave on Sept. 11 aboard a KC-330 transport aircraft.

Key Facts

The first KDRT contingent consists of 44 personnel from the foreign ministry, fire authorities and other agencies.
The team set up a base camp in Batar in Nuwakot district, a stop on the route to flood-hit Rasuwa.
Nine Koreans went missing after massive floods and landslides while working at the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower plant construction site in Rasuwa district.

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Published Sep 9, 2026 8:31 pm KST

Trucks carrying equipment and supplies for the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT), deployed to Nepal for search and rescue operations following devastating floods, leave the Bhaktapur base camp for downtown Kathmandu, Tuesday (local time). Yonhap

Korea plans to send a second contingent of the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) to continue search-and-rescue operations in flood-hit Nepal, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday.

The first KDRT contingent, which was dispatched to Nepal on Sept. 2, is preparing to return home following a decision by a government-private joint council, according to the official.

"The first KDRT contingent is scheduled to return home on Sept. 11 aboard a KC-330 transport aircraft," he said, adding that its mission was originally scheduled to last 10 days.

The foreign ministry said the second team will also continue search-and-rescue operations in Nepal.

The KDRT, consisting of 44 personnel from the foreign ministry, fire authorities and other agencies, set up a base camp in Batar in the neighboring Nuwakot district, a major stop on the route to flood-hit Rasuwa.

Nine Koreans went missing following massive floods and landslides while working at the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower plant construction site in the Rasuwa district.

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