Corporate response team continues search for 9 S. Koreans missing in Nepal floods
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean corporate response team continued thei...
SEOUL, September 6 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean corporate response team is continuing their search for nine nationals who went missing after devastating floods struck Nepal last month, officials disclosed. Four teams, each consisting of 46 personnel, have been dispatched by South-East Power Co. to conduct a ground search in the mountainous region near the construction site where the nine were working when the floods and landslides occurred on August 26.
The number of search personnel has nearly doubled compared to two days ago, when two teams of 25 people were sent to the scene. The search teams are focusing on mountainous areas, as officials believe the missing individuals may have fled to the highlands during the accident. An official from South-East Power said that the company is employing drones equipped with thermal imaging and infrared cameras, as well as search dogs, to assist in the ongoing efforts.
Doosan Enerbility Co. has also contributed to the search by sending one helicopter and two drones to locate the main camp of the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower plant construction site in Rasuwa District. The nine missing individuals comprise six employees of Doosan Enerbility and three employees of South-East Power.
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