Chinese Ambassador Thanks Korean Rescue Team for Saving Chinese National in Nepal
Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Dai Bing thanked Korean and Nepali rescue teams for saving a Chinese national in a landslide and flood-hit area near the China-Nepal border.
- The survivor was rescued from a tunnel at a Nepalese hydroelectric power plant 10 days after the disaster.
- South Korea’s KDRT said it also recovered one unidentified body, marking its ninth survivor rescue since the team was established.
Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Dai Bing called the rescue of a Chinese national in Nepal “a miracle of life” ten days after the disaster, thanking the Korean and Nepali teams involved.
A miracle of life achieved ten days after the disaster.
Dai said on X that one Chinese citizen had been safely rescued from an area affected by landslides and flooding along the China-Nepal border. He expressed “deep gratitude and respect” to both countries’ rescue teams.
The Korea Disaster Relief Team rescued the survivor on the previous day from a tunnel at a hydroelectric power plant near the Weir Dam in Nepal, according to South Korea’s Foreign Ministry. The team also recovered one body whose nationality had not been identified.
I express my deep gratitude and respect to the rescue teams of both countries.
Dai said he sincerely hoped that all people from different countries who remained isolated by the disaster would be rescued safely and able to return home. The operation marked the ninth survivor rescue since the KDRT was established.
I sincerely hope that all people from various countries isolated by this disaster can be rescued safely and return home safely.
Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.