8 Koreans missing, 10 stranded in flood in Nepal
Eight Koreans were unaccounted for and 10 others were stranded following a massive flood in Nepal, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. The eight missing Koreans were employees of Korea South-East Power and plant builder Doosan Enerbility, who were working on the construction of a hydropower plant in Nepal's Rasuwa district, the ministry said. Another 10 Koreans affiliated with Doosan…
Eight Koreans remain missing and another ten are stranded after a devastating flood hit Nepal, according to Seoul's foreign ministry. The missing Koreans are employees of Korea South-East Power and Doosan Enerbility, who were engaged in constructing a hydropower plant in Rasuwa district. Ten other Koreans, also connected to Doosan Enerbility, are stranded in the area and in need of rescue, the ministry reported.
The Nepalese government promptly dispatched a helicopter to aid in the evacuation efforts, the ministry added. Seoul's embassy in Nepal alerted the Nepalese authorities following their discovery of the eight missing individuals and urged for a swift and vigorous search and rescue mission. President Lee Jae Myung, upon being informed of the situation, directed government authorities to deploy all available resources for an urgent search and rescue operation, as stated by senior presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung to the press.
The catastrophic flash floods took place near the Nepal-Tibet border, resulting in 19 fatalities and leaving hundreds others missing.
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