Nepal Floods Leave 9 South Koreans Missing, 10 Stranded; Government and Companies Mobilize Rescue Teams

The number of missing South Koreans varied between 8 and 9, with the embassy confirming an additional missing individual.

The exact number of South Koreans stranded and the timing of their evacuation varied between sources.

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. arrived early Friday. The government and the companies have secured a total of six helicopters for se

South Korea's rapid response team began operations in Nepal on Friday to help locate nine South Koreans missing after massive flooding hit a hydropower plant construction site, marking the start of Seoul's on-site response. The 11-member team, led by Lim Sang-woo, the Foreign Ministry's representative for consular affairs and the protection of Koreans overseas, arrived in Kathmandu late Thursday and began coordinating with South Korean Embassy officials and Nepalese authorities. The ministry sai

S. Korea's disaster response workers arrive in Nepal  Yonhap News Agency

Nine out of ten Korean workers who were isolated due to a large-scale flood in the Himalayan mountainous area on the border of Nepal and Tibet were safely rescued on the 27th. The remaining nine are still in contact with no news. The government has decided to deploy the multi-purpose aerial refueling aircraft KC-330 for rapid search and rescue operations and is also considering dispatching the overseas emergency relief team (KDRT). According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ten Korean employees of Dusan Energy were isolated due to floods in the Laswa region of northern Nepal. Nine of them have been moved to safe areas. The remaining one is staying at the site to assist in the rescue of the remaining approximately ten local employees. Two embassy staff members, including a consular officer from the Korean embassy in Nepal, are also remaining on site.

(5th LD) 9 of 10 isolated S. Koreans moved to safety after devastating Nepal floods  Yonhap News Agency

Lee presides over meeting on Nepal flooding  Yonhap News Agency

Nine of 10 South Koreans who had been isolated following massive flooding in Nepal were moved to safety Thursday, while one remains at the affected site, Seoul's foreign ministry said. The 10 South Koreans affiliated with plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. had been staying at a temporary shelter after evacuating the area, along with about 200 foreign employees working on a hydropower plant construction project in Nepal's Rasuwa district, according to the ministry. Nine of the 10 were transporte

(4th LD) 9 of 10 isolated S. Koreans moved to safety after devastating Nepal floods  Yonhap News Agency

(3rd LD) 9 of 10 isolated S. Koreans moved to safety after devastating Nepal floods  Yonhap News Agency

(URGENT) 9 of 10 S. Koreans moved to safety after being isolated by Nepal floods: foreign ministry  Yonhap News Agency

(2nd LD) Lee orders mobilization of all resources to rescue S. Koreans affected by Nepal flooding  Yonhap News Agency

(2nd LD) Gov't sends emergency response team to Nepal over 9 missing S. Koreans after massive floods  Yonhap News Agency

(LEAD) Lee orders mobilization of all resources to rescue S. Koreans affected by Nepal flooding  Yonhap News Agency

South Korean companies Doosan Enerbility and Korea South-East Power Co. dispatched emergency response teams to Nepal on Thursday after nine Korean workers went missing when devastating flash floods hit the Himalayan country. Of the nine workers missing since Wednesday’s floods, six are employees of Doosan Enerbility and three are from state-run KOEN. All nine had been working on the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower project in Nepal’s Rasuwa district. Doosan Enerbility sent a team of eight officials,

(LEAD) Gov't sends emergency response team to Nepal over 9 missing S. Koreans after massive floods  Yonhap News Agency

In the wake of a massive flood and landslides in central and northern Himalayan regions of Nepal, 9 Koreans have been reported missing. A joint rapid response team from the government departed for the site on the 27th. The Democratic Party postponed a private dinner with President Lee Jae-myung at the Blue House, taking into account the incident. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at least 157 people have died and 403 people, including 341 foreigners, have been reported missing due to the flood. Three people also died in Tibet, China. Nine Koreans affiliated with Korea Electric Power Corporation and Duos Energy were reported missing from the site of a hydropower plant construction in Nepal. Another 10 Koreans, who were once isolated, have been confirmed safe. The flood began in the Himalayan mountainous area near the Nepal-China border on the 26th. It is estimated that a temporary dam formed by ice and rock blocking the river collapsed, causing a massive surge. In some areas, the river level reportedly rose by up to 9 meters within 30 minutes. The government has established a joint rapid response team composed of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Police Agency, and the Fire Service to search for and rescue the missing Koreans.

President Lee Jae Myung will chair an emergency meeting Thursday on search-and-rescue efforts for South Koreans who remain out of contact or stranded after deadly flash floods swept through Nepal. Lee postponed his regular weekly meeting with senior presidential aides to convene the emergency session, senior presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said Thursday in a statement. The presidential office also postponed a luncheon Lee had been scheduled to hold Friday with lawmakers from the ruling De

Lee to hold emergency meeting to discuss rescue efforts for S. Koreans missing in Nepal flood  Yonhap News Agency

Nine South Koreans missing and 10 stranded in Nepal-Tibet floods  Nation Thailand

Meeting over S. Koreans hit by massive flood in Nepal  Yonhap News Agency

9 S. Koreans remain missing in Nepal floods; gov't team to be dispatched  Yonhap News Agency

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Wednesday that the safety of 10 South Koreans stranded by flooding in Nepal had been confirmed. Cho made the remarks while presiding over a meeting of the government’s overseas nationals protection task force at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, which began at 10:30 p.m. “Eight South Korean nationals affiliated with Korea South-East Power Co. and Doosan Enerbility remain out of contact,” Cho said. “Another 10 Doosan Enerbility employees have evacuated together with so

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on the 26th that 10 Koreans stranded in the Nepal region of Rasuwa due to a sudden large-scale flood have been confirmed to be in a safe situation. However, he mentioned that 8 other Koreans, who were working on a hydropower plant, are still in contactless situations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs later reported that one more Korean had lost contact. As a result, the number of Koreans who have lost contact has increased to 9. On the evening of 10:30, Cho Hyun, the Foreign Minister, chaired a meeting of the Overseas Koreans Protection Headquarters regarding the situation of Koreans missing due to the Nepal flood at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Cho Hyun said that 10 Koreans affiliated with Doosan Energies were stranded in the local area, and that although they were waiting for rescue with more than 200 foreign employees, including Nepalese, the situation was confirmed to be safe with the help of our consular officers who were urgently dispatched. However, Cho Hyun mentioned that for the 8 Koreans working on the hydropower plant in the Rasuwa region, the situation remains that contact has been lost.

(URGENT) 10 S. Koreans stranded in Nepal's flood safely evacuated: foreign minister  Yonhap News Agency

(2nd LD) 8 S. Koreans missing, 10 stranded in flood in Nepal  Yonhap News Agency

Eight South Koreans missing in Nepal flood, Yonhap News reports  Reuters

Eight South Korean workers were missing and 10 others were stranded in Nepal after sudden flooding struck the Rasuwa region on Wednesday morning, according to Seoul's Foreign Ministry. The eight missing workers are employees of the Korea South-East Power Co. and Doosan Enerbility who had been working at a hydroelectric power plant construction site in the area. Nepali authorities dispatched a rescue team consisting of military and police personnel to the affected area and are carrying out search

(LEAD) 8 S. Koreans missing, 10 stranded in flood in Nepal  Yonhap News Agency

8 S. Koreans missing, 10 stranded in flood in Nepal  Yonhap News Agency

As of the 26th, nine South Koreans were reported missing due to floods in Nepal. President Lee Jae-myung issued an urgent directive stating, 'Use all available means to focus on search and rescue operations.' According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the 26th (local time), a sudden flood in the Rasuwa region of Nepal left nine South Korean nationals, who were constructing a hydropower plant in the area, missing. Three of them are affiliated with Korea Electric Power Corporation, and six with Doosan Energies. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that 'the Nepalese government has dispatched a rescue team composed of the army and police to the affected area to carry out search and rescue operations.' The South Korea embassy in Nepal immediately informed the Nepalese government of the missing South Koreans and requested prompt and active search and rescue efforts, while sending an envoy to the site. Initially, it was reported that eight South Koreans were missing, but the embassy confirmed that one more South Korean employee hired locally by Doosan Energies had also gone missing, bringing the total to nine. On the same day, Doosan Energies...