"Surrounded by Splashes... Could Only See the Site After Three Hours"

[Anchor]

The site manager who was rescued from a hydroelectric power plant construction site has directly described the situation at the time.

He stated that due to heavy water sprays, it took three to four hours before they could finally see the site, as Gwak Sang-eun reports with more details.

[Reporter]

Mr. A, the Doosan Enerbility site manager who was rescued after being isolated at a hydroelectric power plant construction site due to major floods in Nepal.

He met with reporters in Kathmandu, Nepal.

[Doosan Enerbility Site Manager (Mr. A): There are still staff members we haven't been able to contact, so our hearts remain heavy with grief and sorrow.]

At the moment the massive torrent struck, Manager A was inside the power plant tunnel where work was underway.

The Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric power plant construction site, being built by Doosan Enerbility and Korea South-East Power, is located 10 kilometers downstream from the intake weir dam in the upper reaches of the Trishuli River. The power plant utilizes the drop of water brought in through a tunnel, and the office building faced it from across the river.

Hearing news of the accident, Manager A hurriedly came out of the power plant tunnel, but said he could not see the office building where other employees were due to thick water sprays.

[Doosan Enerbility Site Manager (Mr. A): It was a situation where visibility was blocked by water splashes in all directions, so we couldn't check the camp office building across the river. It was only after three to four hours that the site gradually began to become visible...]

Nine South Korean employees who were isolated with Manager A were rescued on the 27th, the day after the accident, and returned to South Korea.

Expressing his intent to remain at the site with local Nepali staff, Manager A left the site a day later via a Nepalese army helicopter.

[Doosan Enerbility Site Manager (Mr. A): Judging that I know the site conditions better than anyone else, I decided to stay here to provide maximum support to the search team...]

Manager A stated that he will remain in Nepal for the time being to provide as much support as possible for the search for the missing persons.

(Video Editing: Jung Seong-hoon, Design: Seo Seung-hyun, Video Source: Facebook 'Jambale Sherpa')
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