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South Korea Sends 44-Rescue Team to Nepal After Deadly Floods

South Korea deployed a 44-member emergency rescue team to Nepal to search for survivors after deadly floods killed over 1,100 people.

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A South Korean emergency rescue team consisting of 44 members arrived in Kathmandu to search for nine missing South Korean citizens. [1] One week after heavy floods hit the Himalayan region of Nepal and China, the total death toll has risen to at least 1,135 people. [2] The Nepal Disaster Management Bureau reported that at least 1,114 people have died in Nepal due to the floods. [3] The Tibet Autonomous Region government announced on June 2 that 21 people have died and 541 are missing in Tibet. [4] The total number of deaths from glacial floods in Nepal and Tibet has risen to 1,225, with 4,757 people still missing. [5] There are currently 4,457 missing people in total, with 3,916 missing in Nepal and 541 missing in China. [6] Bodies have been recovered from 12 districts in Nepal, including 41 in Rasuwa, 155 in Nuwakot, 59 in Dadhikura, 66 in Gorkha, 35 in Tanahun, 177 in Nawalparasi East, 190 in Nawalparasi West, and 348 in Chitwan. [7]
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  1. A South Korean emergency rescue team consisting of 44 members arrived in Kathmandu to search for nine missing South Korean citizens. · KyungHyangSinmun
  2. One week after heavy floods hit the Himalayan region of Nepal and China, the total death toll has risen to at least 1,135 people. · KyungHyangSinmun
  3. The Nepal Disaster Management Bureau reported that at least 1,114 people have died in Nepal due to the floods. · KyungHyangSinmun
  4. The Tibet Autonomous Region government announced on June 2 that 21 people have died and 541 are missing in Tibet. · 세계일보
  5. The total number of deaths from glacial floods in Nepal and Tibet has risen to 1,225, with 4,757 people still missing. · 세계일보
  6. There are currently 4,457 missing people in total, with 3,916 missing in Nepal and 541 missing in China. · KyungHyangSinmun
  7. Bodies have been recovered from 12 districts in Nepal, including 41 in Rasuwa, 155 in Nuwakot, 59 in Dadhikura, 66 in Gorkha, 35 in Tanahun, 177 in Nawalparasi East, 190 in Nawalparasi West, and 348 in Chitwan. · 세계일보
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