Search operations are ongoing for nine South Korean employees missing due to severe flooding in Nepal.
According to Yonhap News and the local corporate response team, Namdong Power is deploying seven ground search teams, totaling 76 personnel, to scour the area around the incident site.
Previously, Namdong Power had organized four teams with 46 members for the ground search. They have now recruited an additional 30 personnel, primarily Sherpas familiar with the local terrain.
A Namdong Power official stated, "We are committed to securing as many specialized personnel for the ground search as possible and will continue our efforts even if the government decides to end the search."
Doosan Enerbility also launched one helicopter and four drones the previous day, and plans to deploy another helicopter and two drones today to focus on the main camp of the hydroelectric power station and downstream areas.
Meanwhile, as of today, the death toll from the flooding that occurred on August 26 in the Himalayan mountainous region has reached 1,358 in Nepal alone. Including 43 fatalities from landslides related to the flooding in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, the total death toll stands at 1,401.
The number of missing persons is reported to be 5,845, comprising 5,326 in Nepal and 519 in the Tibet region.
Among the missing are nine South Korean workers involved in the construction of the UT-1 hydroelectric power station, including six employees from Doosan Enerbility and three from Namdong Power.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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