S. Korea steps up search for 9 missing in Nepal, reviews drone deployment

S. Korea steps up search for 9 missing in Nepal, reviews drone deployment

South Korea has stepped up its search for nine nationals missing in flood-hit Nepal with plans to deploy two helicopters on Sunday and review the use of drones, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said. A separate chartered helicopter secured by the government's rapid response team for two separate flights over the disaster area Saturday at 11:45 a.m. and 12:38 p.m. found no survivors, a ministry official told reporters Sunday. The ministry clarified that contrary to earlier reports that two helicopters ha

By The Korea Herald