Home Team Contingent Returns from Nepal

1. The Home Team contingent returned from Nepal last night at Changi Airport at 11.35 pm.  Members of the contingent were received by Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs Mr Masagos Zulkifli.

2. Minister Masagos expressed his appreciation to the officers for their dedication to duty and also thanked their family members for their support and encouragement. He said, "Despite the challenging conditions on the ground, you carried out your mission professionally to save lives and help those in need. Singapore and the Home Team are very proud of you."

3. The 126-strong Home Team contingent, comprising 66 Singapore Police Force (SPF) officers and 60 Singapore Civil Defence Force officers (SCDF), was supported by a forensic pathologist from the Health Sciences Authority (HSA). This is the Home Team's largest ever deployment for an overseas disaster relief operation. The contingent carried out search and rescue operations in Kathmandu and rendered medical assistance and provided humanitarian aid in Gorkha.

Issued by:

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

10 MAY 2015