South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Wednesday saying that South Korea will send a joint rapid response team to Nepal. Severe flash floods have broken out in the Nepal-China border area, killing at least 100 people. The whereabouts of hundreds of people are still unknown, including nine workers from Korea Dongnam Electric Power and Doosan Energy. These Korean workers were participating in the construction of a hydropower project in the area at the time.

South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Wednesday saying that South Korea will send a joint rapid response team to Nepal. Severe flash floods have broken out in the Nepal-China border area, killing at least 100 people. The whereabouts of hundreds of people are still unknown, including nine workers from Korea Dongnam Electric Power and Doosan Energy. These Korean workers were participating in the construction of a hydropower project in the area at the time.