Korean response team heads to flood site in Nepal in search of 9 missing
KATHMANDU/SEOUL — Korean rescue officials dispatched to Nepal boarded two chartered helicopters Saturday to search for nine nationals missing from the catastrophic flash floods, Seoul's foreign ministry said. The helicopters, each carrying four from the government rapid response team, took off from Kathmandu and headed to the flood site where the nine missing may be located, the ministry said.…
Korean rescue officials have dispatched a rapid response team to Nepal in search of nine nationals missing after catastrophic flash floods. The government team, comprising six employees from Doosan Enerbility Co. and three from Korea South-East Power Co., were working at a hydroelectric power plant construction site in Nepal's Rasuwa district when the floods struck on Wednesday.
The team has been struggling to reach the flood sites due to Nepali authorities restricting foreign access for search and rescue operations, citing unpredictable weather and risks of further flooding. Two chartered helicopters, each carrying four officials, were dispatched from Kathmandu to scour the flood site for the missing workers.
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