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Doosan Chairman, Vice Chairman Travel to Nepal to Aid Search for Missing Employees

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

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  • Doosan Group Chairman Park Jeong-won and Vice Chairman Park Ji-won are traveling to Nepal to oversee the search for nine Korean nationals, including six from Doosan Enerbility, who are missing after severe flooding.
  • The company has established an emergency response headquarters and is cooperating with the government to support search and rescue operations.
  • Chairman Park emphasized the company's commitment to employee safety and ensuring swift, systematic rescue and recovery efforts.

Doosan Group Chairman Park Jeong-won and Vice Chairman Park Ji-won are traveling to Nepal to personally oversee the search for six employees from Doosan Enerbility and three from Korea South-East Power who have been missing since a major flood and landslide.

The two executives are scheduled to depart from Incheon International Airport and arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal. Their visit aims to assess the situation on the ground and dedicate all available resources to the recovery efforts.

Doosan Enerbility formed an emergency response headquarters with approximately 40 personnel immediately after the flood on August 26. This team is working in coordination with the government to support ongoing search and rescue operations.

In a company-wide announcement on August 27, Chairman Park stated, "The company recognizes the extreme seriousness of this situation." He stressed that "confirming the safety of our employees and their safe return is our top priority." He assured that the company is concentrating its entire capabilities to ensure that search, rescue, and recovery operations are conducted quickly and systematically.

The company recognizes the extreme seriousness of this situation. Confirming the safety of our employees and their safe return is our top priority. We are concentrating our entire capabilities to ensure that search, rescue, and recovery operations are conducted quickly and systematically.

— Park Jeong-wonChairman Park Jeong-won's internal company announcement regarding the missing employees.
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