"Run Away!" Rushing Just Inches Away... Inside the Office Building at the Time

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The South Korean government is continuing helicopter search operations to locate nine South Korean nationals with whom contact has been lost. Authorities are keeping open the possibility that these individuals evacuated to high ground at the power plant construction site and are currently stranded. A video presumed to have been filmed at the time of the accident vividly captures a massive flood rushing toward the site buildings.

Reporter Baegun.

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People stationed at higher elevations shout for those near the cluster of buildings to run away.

[Run away! Run away!]

Vehicles, including buses, leave the site, and people can also be seen gathering along the path leading toward the mountain.

Looking closely at the upper reaches of the adjacent river, a massive wall of water and spray rushes down through the gorge.

As the flood closes in right in front of them, the people filming also evacuate in a panic.

This is believed to show the offices and living quarters of the hydroelectric power plant construction site where employees from Doosan Enerbility and Korea South-East Power were located at the time of the massive flood.

The South Korean government and companies are carrying out search operations, keeping open the possibility that some of the nine unaccounted-for South Korean employees may be stranded on high ground near the office building.

Following the deployment of one helicopter from Korea South-East Power for a search just before sunset yesterday (the 28th), two helicopters chartered by the South Korean government carrying eight members of the joint rapid response team, including Fire Agency personnel, were deployed to the accident site today.

One helicopter from Doosan Enerbility also received takeoff clearance but was unable to join the search operations due to worsening weather conditions.

[Raja Ram Basnet / Nepali Army Spokesperson (local time on the 28th): I have never seen this kind of disaster in my entire life. The difficulty is the weather itself.]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that Nepal is conducting rescue operations centered around its own military and police, taking into account regional characteristics, weather conditions, and the command and control of rescue personnel.

The ministry stated that if Nepali authorities agree, measures will be taken to immediately deploy South Korea's emergency relief team.

To support search and rescue operations, the government additionally dispatched nine members of the joint rapid response team today, including one official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and eight from the Fire Agency.

(Video Editing: Park Choon-bae, Design: Choi Jae-young)
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