Korea to maintain joint response team in Nepal with 2nd disaster team set to return home An eight-member unit will stay to work with Nepalese authorities and support the families of nine missing Koreans. 2026.9.17
Korean rescue team lands in Kathmandu, heads straight for flood zone A 44-member disaster relief team with 1,000 pieces of search and rescue equipment touched down on Wednesday to search Nepal's flood-hit areas for victims, including nine missing Koreans. 2026.9.2
Korean relief team lands in Kathmandu to join search for 9 missing after Nepal flood Korean rescuers are using phone data, drones and helicopters to find nine workers missing after a glacier-triggered flood in Nepal. 2026.9.2
Supply trucks roll out of Kathmandu as flood's death toll surpasses 1,000 The Nepal Red Cross Society is working to get necessities to those in need, with Korea pitching in with supplies and coordination on relief efforts. 2026.9.1
Trudeau thanks Korean fire relief team dispatched to Canada Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday thanked the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) that was dispatched to North America a month ago to join the international teams in fighting off the wildfire. 2023.8.2
Yoon Suk Yeol hosts luncheon to honor Turkey relief workers President Yoon Suk Yeol hosted a luncheon Tuesday to express gratitude to all the members of Korea's relief team who helped search and recovery efforts in Turkey last month. 2023.3.7
Korea to send fresh relief team, more supplies to Turkey The Korean government decided Wednesday to dispatch a fresh team of 21 relief personnel, mainly medical workers, to Turkey on a military aircraft Thursday following the devastating earthquake last week, and also deliver 55 tons of relief supplies. 2023.2.15
Earthquake victims rescued by Korean relief workers The Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) rescued its first earthquake victims in Hatay, Turkey on Thursday, said Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2023.2.9
Korean rescue workers arrive in Turkey after earthquake A team of 118 Korean disaster relief personnel arrived by a military transport aircraft in Turkey on Wednesday to join in search and rescue operations in the country following a devastating earthquake earlier this week. 2023.2.8
Korea sending emergency personnel, medicine and aid to Turkey Korea will send a team of around 110 disaster relief personnel and emergency medical supplies by a military transport aircraft after a devastating earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday. 2023.2.7
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