Government response team set to depart for Nepal

The South Korean government will dispatch an 11-member joint rapid response team to Nepal on Thursday to assist search and rescue efforts following devastating floods that have left nine South Koreans unaccounted for. The team will consist of four Foreign Ministry officials, five firefighters and two police officers, according to authorities. It will be led by Lim Sang-woo, the Foreign Ministry’s ambassador for overseas Koreans protection and consular affairs. The team is scheduled to depart Inc