Fears of Additional Flooding and Bad Weather... Trishuli at This Hour

[Anchor]

It is the third day since the disaster occurred. It is a time when the search and rescue operations for the missing should be picking up speed, but as you saw earlier, the risk of secondary flooding is causing major difficulties. Let us connect to Nepal to check on the local situation.

Correspondent Han Sang-woo, where exactly are you stationed right now?

[Reporter]

Yes, I am currently out here by the banks of the Trishuli River, an area hit hard by the massive flood.

Behind me is the Trishuli River. Part of the riverbank was washed away when a mud tsunami struck, and muddy water continues to flow down.

[Anchor]

I saw in the report just a moment ago that an additional flood warning even sounded—is everything okay now?

[Reporter]

Yes, an additional flood warning went off earlier today (the 28th), causing all recovery, search, and rescue operations to be suspended.

Because of this, startled residents, rescue workers, and press crews all had to evacuate in a hurry.

However, search and rescue operations resumed from late afternoon.

We could see victims being dramatically rescued and airlifted by helicopter on multiple occasions.

Currently, all private helicopters have been mobilized for rescue and search operations in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu and Nuwakot District here.

Due to cut-off roads and fears of additional collapses, approaching the site is difficult, leaving operations entirely dependent on helicopters for search and rescue.

However, rain continues to start and stop repeatedly, causing difficulties even with this approach.

[Anchor]

Given how dangerous the situation is on the ground, Correspondent Han, please prioritize your safety while reporting. I understand that reports of missing persons are still coming in locally?

[Reporter]

Here, alongside helicopter rescues, military units are receiving and verifying reports of missing persons.

I visited a military unit near the disaster-stricken area this afternoon, where desperate pleas continued for help in finding missing family members.

[Family member of a missing person: Three days have passed since my younger brother, who is a bus driver, went missing. We still haven't found him. We can't get in touch with the people who were on the bus either.]

Some of the families of the missing could also be seen frequently checking the constantly updated lists of transferred injured people, hoping their loved ones might have been evacuated to a hospital.

As reports of missing persons continue to come in today, the number of missing, currently at around 1,500, is expected to keep rising.

(Camera Reporter: Joo Yong-jin, Kim Hangyul | Video Editor: Yoon Tae-ho)

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