We start with the search and rescue efforts in the Danube in Budapest after the tragic sinking of a tourist boat.
Seven South Koreans have been confirmed dead, and 21 others are unaccounted for.
Those include 19 South Koreans.
Their boat sank in a matter of seconds after it collided with a bigger boat near a bridge on the Danube.
We'll go now to our Oh Jung-hee, who's at the foreign ministry in Seoul.
Jung-hee, what are you hearing there?
Devin, Seoul says the Hungarian government is pouring all its efforts into search and rescue operations... and Seoul's teams will also be joining in as soon as they arrive.
Hungary's national police agency is leading all the work.
Divers from Budapest's Counter Terrorism Centre will begin searching the inside of the sunken cruise boat today.
The Hungarian navy has dispatched vessels to the site.
The coast guard has sent helicopters... and is using underwater radars to try and locate the missing victims.
Out of 33 South Koreans who were on the boat, 7 were rescued, 7 are dead and 19 are missing.
Of the 7 dead, two have been identified as women in their fifties... and the remaining 5 will be identified once their families arrive in Hungary and go through fingerprint or DNA tests.
Efforts to salvage the sunken boat with a crane started yesterday, but Seoul says it's taking time because of the rapid current.
But conditions are set to improve from today...
Now, the foreign minister herself left for Hungary last night to oversee the operations there. Has she arrived there? We also understand that other personnel have been sent too.
Yes, Devin.
South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha was scheduled to arrive in Hungary at 8 a.m. local time -- that's about an hour ago.
The foreign ministry says she's to meet with her Hungarian counterpart as well as the country's Interior Minister to talk about the ongoing operations and further investigations into the accident.
Kang is also to visit the accident site... and meet with the families of the victims as well.
South Korea is dispatching 47 people to Hungary in addition to the advance team.
They're from Seoul's presidential office, the foreign ministry, the coast guard, the navy, the national fire agency, the police agency, and the intelligence agency... and are set to arrive in the country on Friday and Saturday.
Special Forces will be joining in the search as they arrive... and police will be working to identify the victims.
Seoul is considering sending legal experts as well... to deal with responsibility issues and compensation matters.
Meanwhile, South Korea is in communication with Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania to ask for help.
They all surround the Danube River, so it's possible that victims could be found in their territories.
Seoul is paying special attention to a dam in Romania which is located downstream of the Danube.
And we're hearing Serbia has already begun its own search operations with up to 15 divers.
Devin.
