(LEAD) S. Korea plans to dispatch relief troops to Philippines
2013/11/21 17:19
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is preparing to send some
500 troops composed of doctors and engineers to the Philippines to help
with relief efforts in Tacloban following Typhoon Haiyan, the defense
ministry here said Thursday.
The Philippines has asked Seoul to
send troops to typhoon-hit Tacloban, where desperate survivors have
been struggling to get food, water or medicine for nearly two weeks
following the disaster.
Seoul initially dispatched 46 members
along with two C-130 transport planes to Tacloban last week to assist in
medical support and transport operation.
A South Korean military transport airplane is evacuating residents in
the typhoon-hit Tacloban in the central Philippines as part of relief
operations. (Yonhap)