South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has announced that the South Korean government has decided to send a disaster relief team to Canada to help combat the wildfires there.
The 151-member team, which includes firefighters, first responders and personnel experienced in disaster response, will land in Canada for a 30-day mission, according to an announcement made during an interagency meeting chaired by Foreign Minister Park Jin.
During the meeting, Park said: “I hope the team offers momentum for South Korea and Canada to take their ties to the next level beyond just working together on containing the wildfires.” He noted that wildfires in Canada had affected at least 8.2 million hectares of land. The team will be in Lebel-sur-Quevillon in the province of Quebec.
This is the second time Korea will dispatch a disaster relief team this year, after a previous mission to Turkey when it was hit by earthquakes in February. So far the US has sent the biggest rescue team to Canada, which includes at least 1,200 personnel, followed by Australia and New Zealand, with a combined team of at least 400 rescuers.
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said this Canada mission is meant not only to forge new ties with Canada, a friendly nation and a strategic partner, but deliver on the Korean government’s resolve to realize its role as a “global pivotal state.”
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