Nine Koreans remained missing after severe flooding hit Nepal’s north-central Himalayan region, where at least 160 people were killed and 403 others went missing. Seoul sent an 11-member rapid response team from Incheon International Airport to support search and rescue efforts. The missing Koreans were linked to work on a hydroelectric power plant in Rasuwa, while 10 other Korean employees were confirmed safe in a sheltered location.
A resident walks along a street covered in mud following flash floods and a landslide disaster in Devighat, Nepal, Wednesday. Rescue teams rushed Thursday to search for hundreds of people missing on the Nepal-Tibet border after flash floods and landslides killed at least 160 and swept away entire villages. AFP-Yonhap
Nine Koreans remained missing after severe flooding struck Nepal’s north-central Himalayan region, where at least 160 people were killed and 403 others went missing, the Korean government said Thursday.
An 11-member government rapid response team was set to depart Incheon International Airport at 11:30 a.m. to support search and rescue operations for the missing Koreans.
The flooding struck the Rasuwa region on Wednesday, where employees of Korea South-East Power Co. and Doosan Enerbility were working on the construction of a hydroelectric power plant.
