Nepal declines foreign rescue aid, South Korea continues negotiations

South Korea's foreign ministry stated that Nepal had indicated it was not yet planning to accept foreign rescue teams and that Seoul would continue to negotiate the matter. South Korea has already sent a response team and plans to dispatch a disaster relief team, having also pledged $1 million in humanitarian assistance through international organizations. Nine South Koreans working at a hydropower plant were reported missing, and 10 were stranded.

Other countries, including India, China, the United States, Britain, Japan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, had also requested permission to send search-and-rescue teams. A former Nepali ambassador suggested the government's reluctance might be linked to the locational sensitivity of Rasuwa district, which borders China's Tibet region, but the foreign ministry spokesperson denied this, stating that Nepal's own agencies were managing the operations.