9 Koreans rescued from Nepal floods return home
Summary
Nine Koreans from Doosan Enerbility returned home Monday after being rescued from flood-hit Nepal, the company said. They had been stranded in Rasuwa district after a flash flood and mudslide struck Wednesday. The nine arrived in Korea around 2 p.m., underwent health checks, and none needed hospitalization. One site manager stayed behind to support search and rescue operations, while nine other Koreans remain unaccounted for.
Key Facts
- The 10 employees were working on the construction of a hydropower plant in Nepal's Rasuwa district.
- Nine of the 10 were transported by a Nepalese military helicopter to a safer area Thursday, and the site manager evacuated the following day.
- The nine employees who returned home arrived in Korea around 2 p.m. Monday and were found not to have health problems severe enough to require hospitalization.
- Separately, nine other Koreans — six Doosan employees and three employees of state-run Korea South-East Power Co. — remain unaccounted for.
- Doosan Enerbility said the returning employees were physically and mentally exhausted after being stranded in a sudden disaster.
The site manager of Doosan Enerbility participates in a media interview after being rescued from massive flooding at a hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, in this image provided by Yonhap News TV. Yonhap
Nine out of the 10 Koreans who were safely rescued after being initially stranded following massive flooding in Nepal returned home Monday, their company said.
Doosan Enerbility said nine of its employees who were rescued from flood-stricken areas in Nepal arrived in Korea around 2 p.m.
They underwent health checks immediately upon arrival and then returned home, with none suffering health problems severe enough to require hospitalization.
"The nine employees are physically and mentally exhausted after experiencing a sudden disaster and being stranded," the company said.
The remaining employee, the site manager, stayed behind to support search and rescue operations, it added.
The 10 employees, who were working on the construction of a hydropower plant in Nepal's Rasuwa district, had been stranded in the area following a massive flash flood and mudslide that struck the area Wednesday.
Nine of the 10 were transported by a Nepalese military helicopter to a safer area Thursday, while the site manager evacuated the following day.
Separately, nine other Koreans — six Doosan employees and three employees of state-run Korea South-East Power Co. — remain unaccounted for.
Doosan Enerbility said it is doing its utmost to search for the missing employees.
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