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.…
Seoul's foreign ministry announced that Korean rescue officials have dispatched two chartered helicopters to Nepal to search for nine missing nationals following catastrophic flash floods. The helicopters, each carrying four members from the government rapid response team, took off from Kathmandu and were en route to the flood site where the nine missing individuals are believed to be located.
Six employees from Doosan Enerbility Co. and three from Korea South-East Power Co. remain missing for a fourth day after the massive floods struck the region's north-central Himalayan border area. The workers were on a hydroelectric power plant construction site in Nepal's Rasuwa district when the floods hit on Wednesday. Ten other Doosan workers, who were previously isolated at a different location, have been evacuated to safety.
The government response team has faced challenges reaching the flood sites, as Nepali authorities are restricting foreign access due to unpredictable weather conditions and the risk of further flooding.
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