[Anchor]

The Doosan Enerbility site manager who was rescued from the hydroelectric power plant construction site has directly recounted the situation at the time. He said that due to fierce water sprays, it took three to four hours before they could finally check the site. Nine of our employees who were rescued together returned to South Korea this afternoon (August 31).

Reporting from Gwak Sang-eun.

[Reporter]

Mr. A, the Doosan Enerbility site manager who was rescued after being isolated at the hydroelectric power plant site due to the massive flood 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 contact, and therefore I am still psychologically grief-stricken and heartbroken.]

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

The Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric power plant site, under construction by Doosan Enerbility and Korea South-East Power, is located 10 kilometers downstream from the intake weir dam situated on 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 across the river.

Hearing the news of the accident, Manager A rushed out of the power plant tunnel, but said he could not see the situation at the office building where other employees were due to being covered in water spray.

[Doosan Enerbility Site Manager (Mr. A): Because visibility was obstructed by water spray in all directions, we could not check the camp and office side across the river. It was only after three to four hours that the site slowly started to become visible...]

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

Expressing his intention to remain at the site with local Nepali staff, Manager A left the site a day later by a Nepalese military helicopter.

[Doosan Enerbility Site Manager (Mr. A): Determining that I know the site conditions better than anyone else, 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 provide maximum support in the search for the missing persons.

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