Team of 19 Singapore police, forensic officers head to Nepal for disaster relief efforts

Another 14 officers are due to join them in the coming days, bringing the contingent to 33.

More than 1,000 people have died and thousands are missing, as rescue efforts continue and aid is airlifted to villages.

A South Korean disaster relief team has left for Nepal to support search, rescue and other relief efforts following devastating floods, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. The Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT), consisting of 44 personnel from the foreign ministry, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), fi