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Nine South Korean Workers Missing After Nepal Floods

From The Straits Times · () English

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  • Nine South Korean workers are missing and 10 others have been safely evacuated after floods struck a construction site in Nepal's Rasuwa region.
  • The missing individuals were employed at a hydroelectric power plant construction site, working for Korea South-East Power and Doosan Enerbility.
  • Nepali authorities have dispatched rescue teams, and South Korean government agencies are coordinating an emergency response, including dispatching a task force.

A sudden flood in Nepal's Rasuwa region has left nine South Korean workers missing and ten others safely evacuated, according to Seoul's Foreign Ministry. The incident occurred on August 26, impacting a hydroelectric power plant construction site.

The nine missing workers are employees of the Korea South-East Power and Doosan Enerbility who had been working at a hydroelectric power plant construction site in the area.

— Seoul’s Foreign MinistryIdentifying the missing individuals and their employer.

The nine missing workers are employees of Korea South-East Power and Doosan Enerbility. Initially, eight Koreans were reported unaccounted for, but the South Korean Embassy in Kathmandu later confirmed an additional employee could not be reached. Nepali authorities have mobilized a rescue team, comprising military and police personnel, to conduct search and rescue operations in the affected area.

Nepali authorities dispatched a rescue team consisting of military and police personnel to the affected area and are carrying out search and rescue operations.

— Seoul’s Foreign MinistryDetailing the immediate response from Nepali authorities.

Another 10 South Korean employees from Doosan Enerbility, who were initially reported as stranded, have been confirmed safe and evacuated. They are being accompanied by a Korean consul dispatched to the site. Both Korea South-East Power and Doosan Enerbility have established emergency response headquarters and plan to dispatch teams to Nepal.

The company confirmed they were safe.

— Doosan EnerbilityConfirming the safety of 10 initially stranded employees.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered an all-out response, leading to the establishment of an emergency task force for the protection of overseas nationals. This task force, headed by the Foreign Minister, is expected to deploy to Nepal swiftly. Local reports indicate that heavy rainfall triggered severe flooding across parts of Bagmati Province, with at least 22 people killed and hundreds missing, including foreign nationals.

President Lee Jae Myung ordered an all-out response, prompting the government to establish an emergency task force for the protection of overseas nationals, consisting of officials from the Foreign Ministry, the National Fire Agency and the National Police Agency.

— Seoul’s Foreign MinistryDescribing the high-level government response in South Korea.
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