10 March 2011
Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Wellington
1. On 7th March, the Government of the Republic of Korea sent a Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team comprised of
four forensic scientists and DNA analysts from the Korean National Forensic Service (NFS) to New Zealand in order to
support identifying of the bodies of the deceased from the Christchurch earthquake.
2. Since their arrival, the Korean DVI team has been closely cooperating with the Christchurch DVI team and has provided
valuable services at Burnham Information Management Centre.
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