President Lee Jae Myung called for an all-out response to deadly flooding in Nepal that left nine Koreans missing and triggered a government-wide emergency meeting in Seoul. He urged officials to use every available means, strengthen cooperation with the Nepali government, and activate all diplomatic channels. The missing Koreans were working on a hydroelectric power plant in Rasuwa, while an 11-member rapid response team was sent to Nepal Thursday.
President Lee Jae Myung presides over an emergency meeting in response to deadly flooding in Nepal that left nine Koreans missing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in central Seoul, Thursday. Yonhap
President Lee Jae Myung called for using all available means in response to deadly flooding in Nepal that left nine Koreans missing, leading a government-wide effort during an emergency meeting Thursday.
He also underscored cooperation with the Nepalese government, urging the authorities to activate every diplomatic channel.
“We have convened this unscheduled emergency meeting because the lives and safety of our citizens are at grave risk,” Lee said as he presided over the gathering at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in central Seoul, a day after the disaster struck Nepal.
