{
  "id": 3990977,
  "title": "Korean rescue teams struggling to reach Nepal flood site as 9 still missing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/korean-rescue-teams-struggling-to-reach-nepal-flood-site-as-9-still",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T16:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260829/korean-rescue-teams-struggling-to-reach-nepal-flood-site-as-9-still-missing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korean government and corporate rescue teams are facing difficulties in reaching a hydropower plant construction site in Nepal, where nine South Koreans remain missing. The concern is heightened by the risk of further flooding. The government's joint rapid response team reached Kathmandu on Thursday, while corporate teams from Doosan Enerbility Co. and Korea South-East Power Co. arrived on Friday. They have secured six helicopters for search and rescue operations, but these aircraft have not yet received flight approval from Nepalese authorities, as reported by ministry officials. Helicopter travel is crucial due to the destruction of roads and bridges. However, Nepalese authorities have imposed restrictions on private helicopter operations due to the risk of additional flooding, according to a ministry official. The nine missing individuals, six employees of Doosan and three from the power generation firm, were at the construction site in Rasuwa district when a massive flash flood and mudslide hit on Wednesday.",
  "summary": "South Korean government and corporate response teams are struggling to reach a hydropower plant construction site in Nepal where nine South Koreans remain unaccounted for amid concerns over further flooding, officials said Friday. The government's joint rapid response team arrived in Kathmandu late Thursday, while corporate response teams from Doosan Enerbility Co. and Korea South-East Power Co.…",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Nepal declines foreign rescue help, S. Korea says it is negotiating",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-declines-foreign-rescue-help-s-korea-says-it-is-negotiating",
        "published": "2026-08-28T15:27:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "No Canadians among 121 foreign nationals found in Nepal after flash flooding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/no-canadians-among-121-foreign-nationals-found-in-nepal-after-flash",
        "published": "2026-08-28T15:41:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}