9 Sourced South Koreans Return Home Safely After Major Nepal Floods; Site Manager Remains Behind

Nine out of the ten South Koreans who were temporarily isolated in the disaster-stricken area due to the major floods in Nepal have returned home safely.

Doosan Enerbility announced that the nine employees rescued from the flood site in Nepal arrived in South Korea at 2 p.m. on the 31st of last month.

They returned home after undergoing health checks immediately upon arrival, and it was reported that none of them had health abnormalities requiring hospitalization.

Doosan Enerbility explained, "The nine employees are physically and psychologically exhausted from experiencing the sudden disaster and isolation," adding, "Respecting the employees' wishes, the company determined that it is most important to minimize external contact and allow them to quietly reunite with their families to regain stability."

The remaining one individual, the site manager, stayed behind locally to maximize support for the search operations.

During a briefing on the 30th of last month (local time), the site manager stated, "We will provide support so that the employees with whom we have lost contact can return to the arms of their families as soon as possible," and announced that he would remain locally for the time being to help search for the missing persons.

These nine individuals were isolated in the disaster-stricken area starting on the 26th of last month due to the Nepal floods and were sequentially evacuated to safe areas via helicopter.

The site manager remained at the site, stating that he would stay until all local employees were rescued, and was later evacuated to a safe area on the 28th.

Meanwhile, no rescue news has yet been heard regarding the nine South Koreans—six Doosan Enerbility employees and three Korea South-East Power employees—who went missing at the hydropower plant site due to the Nepal floods.

Doosan Enerbility stated, "We are focusing all our efforts on placing the highest priority on searching for and rescuing our colleagues with whom we still cannot make contact."

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