Nepal partially reverses refusal to accept foreign rescue support from Korea and three other countries

[Financial News] In connection with the massive flooding that struck the Nepal-China border region, the Nepalese government has partially reversed its earlier decision not to accept assistance from foreign search and rescue teams.
According to the Kathmandu Post on the 29th local time, the Nepalese government said it had decided to accept limited support from foreign experts only for rescue work inside tunnels at hydropower plants in the affected areas, DNA testing, and forensic investigations.
The previous day, Nepal's Foreign Ministry had rejected outside help, saying that while international financial assistance was needed, it would not immediately accept support from other countries for search and rescue operations.
The report said the reversal came in response to strong diplomatic pressure from countries whose nationals are among those missing in the floods.
The Kathmandu Post reported that the countries approved by the Nepalese government to send experts and technical personnel are Korea, India, China, and Australia.
The United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, along with many other countries, had asked Nepal's government to allow them to take part in the search and rescue efforts, but their requests were denied. Going forward, experts from the four countries, including Korea, will be able to be dispatched for tunnel rescue operations and DNA testing.
Meanwhile, the massive floods that occurred on the 26th have so far left 586 people dead in Nepal and China combined. The total number of missing people stands at more than 2,400.
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