{
  "id": 3704684,
  "title": "Doosan Group to provide $5 mil. in aid to flood-hit Nepal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/doosan-group-to-provide-5-mil-in-aid-to-flood-hit-nepal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T08:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260827/doosan-group-to-provide-5-mil-in-aid-to-flood-hit-nepal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Doosan Group announced on Thursday its intention to extend $5 million in emergency aid to Nepal, aimed at supporting recovery efforts following devastating floods and landslides that claimed hundreds of lives and left many others missing. The financial assistance will be allocated towards search and rescue initiatives, as well as other relief operations in the impacted regions, according to the company. Tragically, six employees of Doosan Enerbility, an energy subsidiary under Doosan Group, are reported missing after they were working at a hydropower plant construction site in Nepal's Rasuwa district when the region was hit by severe flooding on Wednesday. Additionally, three workers from Korea South-East Power, a state-run power generation company, are also missing. Apart from these casualties, 10 other Doosan employees who are currently unharmed but stranded are awaiting rescue in the area. Doosan Enerbility has established a 40-member emergency operation center at its headquarters in Seongnam, located just south of Seoul, and dispatched a field response team led by co-Chief Executive Officer Jung Yeon-in to Nepal earlier on the same day. Jung informed reporters before departing for Nepal that the company is working closely with relevant authorities in Nepal and pledged to do everything possible to aid the affected communities.",
  "summary": "Doosan Group said Thursday it will provide $5 million in emergency aid to Nepal to support recovery efforts following deadly floods and landslides that left hundreds of people missing. The funds will be used for search and rescue operations and other relief activities in the affected areas, the company said. Six employees of Doosan Enerbility, an energy affiliate under Doosan Group, went missing…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Doosan Group to provide US$5 million in aid to flood-hit Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/doosan-group-to-provide-us-5-million-in-aid-to-flood-hit-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-27T07:51:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Authorities to distribute solar power banks in Nepal's flood-hit regions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/authorities-to-distribute-solar-power-banks-in-nepals-flood-hit",
        "published": "2026-08-27T07:57:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Doosan Group to provide $5 mil. in aid to flood-hit Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/doosan-group-to-provide-5-mil-in-aid-to-flood-hit-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-27T08:57:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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