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  "id": 4077624,
  "title": "Korean response team continues search efforts for 9 missing in Nepal floods",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/korean-response-team-continues-search-efforts-for-9-missing-in-nepal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T01:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260829/korean-response-team-continues-search-efforts-for-9-missing-in-nepal-floods"
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  "account": "Korean search efforts for nine missing workers in Nepal's recent devastating flash floods are set to persist on Saturday, with the team planning to reach the search site via helicopter after previous attempts failed, according to <source 981253d3-c74>. Six employees from Doosan Enerbility Co. and three from Korea South-East Power Co. are still unaccounted for, having been working at a construction site in Nepal's Rasuwa district when the floods hit Wednesday. Ten other Doosan workers, previously isolated at a separate location, have now been moved to safety. Despite a Korean government response team's attempt on Friday to deploy chartered helicopters to the flood site, Nepali authorities had denied permission due to unpredictable weather conditions and the looming risk of additional flooding, as reported by a Seoul official. The Korean team has since rented six helicopters to aid in the search, as the floods have rendered roads and bridges impassable. The head of the team, Lim Sang-woo, provided updates on the ongoing search operations.",
  "summary": "KATHMANDU/SEOUL — A Korean response team in Nepal was expected to continue search efforts Saturday for nine nationals still missing after devastating flash floods, attempting to reach the search site by helicopter after unsuccessful attempts the previous day. Six employees of Doosan Enerbility Co. and three of Korea South-East Power Co. remain unaccounted for for a fourth day following the…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/korean-response-team-continues-search-efforts-for-9-missing-in-nepal-4079104",
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