Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | South Korean “Disaster Relief Team (KDRT)”, consists of 118 officials

from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the National Fire Agency and the Korea International Cooperation Agency, left for Turkey through Korean military transport aircraft on the night of

February 7.

The KDRT, composed mainly of search and rescue professionals, will work closely with various relief workers

from the international community and the government of Turkey.

“The ROK government hopes that the KDRT and its humanitarian aid to Turkey will help swiftly bring stability

to daily lives of people of Turkey, who are suffering from the massive earthquake, and help recover from the

damage,” stated by the ministry of foreign affairs.