Korea's medical and relief team has in arrived in Laos to help victims of the recent floods.

Korea's medical and relief team has in arrived in Laos to help victims of the recent floods. The deadly flooding resulted from the collapse of a dam that was under construction by a Korean company. An emergency relief team, comprised of 15 medical personnel and five support staff, started its 10-day mission to treat displaced residents in southern Laos and prevent the spread of contagious diseases. The leader of the relief team said the role of a humanitarian mission is important as this disaster also involves a Korean firm. The team is the first Korean emergency medical team to be dispatched since 2014 when the government sent a team to Ebola-hit Sierra Leone.