Rescued Site Manager Expresses Grief and Recounts Ordeal

[Anchor]

The Doosan Enerbility site manager who was rescued from a hydroelectric power plant construction site has directly recounted the harrowing situation. He shared that heavy water spray made it impossible to inspect the scene until three or four hours had passed. Nine of our employees who were rescued together returned to South Korea this afternoon (the 31st).

Reporting by Gwak Sang-eun.

[Reporter]

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

He met with reporters in Kathmandu, Nepal, last night, four days after the accident occurred.

[Doosan Enerbility Site Manager (Mr. A): There are still employees we have not been able to reach, so our hearts remain deeply grief-stricken and sorrowful.]

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

Upon hearing news of the accident, Manager A rushed out of the power plant tunnel, but said that the office building where other employees were located was completely obscured by thick water spray.

[Doosan Enerbility Site Manager (Mr. A): Visibility was blocked by water spray in all directions, making it impossible to check the camp and office building on the opposite side. It was only after three or four hours that the site slowly began to become visible....]

The nine South Korean employees who were isolated along with Manager A were rescued on the 27th, the day after the accident, and returned to South Korea this afternoon.

Manager A expressed his intention to remain at the site alongside local Nepali staff, escaping the area a day later via a Nepalese military helicopter.

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

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

(Video Editing: Jung Seong-hoon, Design: Seo Seung-hyun)
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