S. Korean team launches ground search for 9 missing in Nepal as air access remains restricted

The South Korean government rapid response team on Monday launched a ground operation to search for nine Koreans missing following Nepal's devastating floods, as restrictions continued to hamper helicopter and drone searches. "The ground search team will attempt to reach the Ramche area, about 1 to 2 kilometers from the disaster site, and plans to camp there overnight," a Foreign Ministry official, requesting anonymity, told reporters Monday. The move marks an expansion of South Korea's search e