▲ Members of the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) prepare to conduct a drone search in the area around the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower plant and powerhouse in Rasuwa District, Nepal, on Sept. 8, 2026, in this photo provided by the KDRT. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
▲ Family members of South Korean nationals missing after massive floods and landslides in Nepal wipe away tears during a press conference at a hotel in Kathmandu on Sept. 9, 2026. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's second overseas emergency relief team will be sent to Nepal this week to support recovery efforts following devastating floods and landslides, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

The eight-member Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) will depart aboard a KC-330 military transport aircraft and arrive in Nepal on Friday, consisting of officials from the ministry, firefighters, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) personnel and medical staff, according to the ministry.

The team, which also includes a small number of rescue personnel, will focus mainly on reconstruction and recovery operations during its seven-day mission, it added.

The first 44-member contingent of the KDRT, which was dispatched to Nepal last week, will return home after wrapping up its 10-day search-and-rescue mission.

Nine Koreans -- six employees of Doosan Enerbility Co. and three of Korea South-East Power Co. -- went missing Aug. 26 after massive floods and landslides hit Rasuwa District near the Nepal-Tibet border while they were working at a hydropower plant construction site.

The KDRT, in cooperation with local authorities and corporate response teams, has conducted intensive searches using drones, helicopters and other advanced equipment, but no signs of the missing people have been found.

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