South Korea to provide aid to Nepal after flood hit

Seoul, Seoul's foreign ministry has said on Tuesday that South Korea will provide $500,000 in humanitarian aid to Nepal after to help its relief efforts after the devastating floods and landslides. More than 200 people were killed and many remain unaccounted for after monsoon rains caused floods and landslides last week, according to foreign media reports, the South Korean News Agency (Yonhap) reported. The ministry has said that "Our government hopes this aid will assist the recovery of the affected areas and help local residents return to their daily lives as soon as possible." Source: Bahrain News Agency