Korea employs helicopters for 2nd day to search for 9 missing nationals following massive flood

The government of Korea plans to continue utilizing helicopters for search and rescue operations on Sunday in Nepal, following a devastating flash flood that has left nine Koreans missing, the foreign ministry announced. Two helicopters have been chartered for this purpose: one by the government's rapid response team and the other by Doosan Enerbility. However, flight authorization has not yet been granted due to fluid ground conditions and decisions from Nepali authorities overseeing the rescue effort.

On Saturday, a government-chartered helicopter carrying four members of the rapid response team embarked on two flights from Kathmandu towards the flood site, marking the only non-Nepali aircraft cleared to fly that day. Unfortunately, the helicopter reportedly failed to land and instead conducted a visual search, with footage analyzed in its wake.

Currently, six employees from Doosan Enerbility and three from Korea South-East Power Co. remain unaccounted for since the massive floods struck Nepal's north-central Himalayan border area on Wednesday. These individuals were working at a hydroelectric power plant construction site at the time.