540 Korean troops to stay for one year in typhoon-hit areas
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Hundreds of troops from South Korea have committed to stay in typhoon-battered areas around Yolanda for a year to help in medical and rehabilitation efforts.
“There are 540 military personnel from the South Korea contingent that will help in the ongoing rehabilitation and medical operations in typhoon-battered areas,” Lieutenant Jim Alagao, spokesman for the Central Command, said on Wednesday.
Super-typhoon Haiyan was the strongest typhoon on record to hit land. The massive damage prompted the UN and the rest of the world to offer aid to the millions affected in Eastern Visayas.
The soldiers arrived via South Korea Navy’s landing ship tanks last December 28. They also brought along engineering and medical equipment.
Alagao said the soldiers did their operations per village in the towns of Palo and Tacloban City in the province of Leyte. Central Command chief Major General John Bonafos welcomed the move by South Korea.
