The families of South Korean workers missing after a catastrophic flash flood in Nepal urged authorities on Friday to secure helicopter access for a \u200csearch, saying rescuers were losing critical time more than 48 hours after the disaster.<\/p>\n
The nine missing workers, employed by Doosan Enerbility and Korea South-East Power, were working on a major hydropower project hit by Wednesday’s glacier-triggered flash flood. “Our only demand is to get helicopters in \u200cthe air as soon as possible,” relatives of Doosan Enerbility employees told reporters, according to the company and Yonhap News \u200cAgency, expressing frustration over what they described as a lack of visible progress despite assurances from officials.<\/p>\n
The families said they had not received sufficient information about the missing workers’ whereabouts or the circumstances of the disaster, and called for search footage and other updates to be shared promptly. They also urged South Korea \u2060to press \u200bNepalese authorities through diplomatic channels for \u2060more active support.<\/p>\n
A South Korean rapid response team that arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday night was still awaiting flight clearance to travel to the affected area, \u2060South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said. Nepal’s military had restricted private helicopter operations over concerns of further flooding, Yonhap said. Earlier on Friday, the ministry \u200bsaid Nepal had indicated it was not yet planning to accept foreign rescue teams and that it was holding discussions \u2060on the matter. Nepal’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it did not need foreign assistance for search-and-rescue operations and that it was managing the rescue efforts.<\/p>\n
South \u2060Korean \u200bPresident Lee Jae Myung ordered on Thursday an all-out response to the disaster. Doosan Enerbility CEO Jeong Yeon-in said on Thursday the company was working closely with relevant authorities and would “make every possible effort” to rescue employees who remained out of contact.<\/p>\n
Yoon \u2060Jang-hyun, head of new growth business at Korea South-East Power, said the company would focus on searching for its employees and \u2060assessing conditions at the site, \u2060adding that it would mobilise all its capabilities to secure their safe return. The nine South Korean workers still unaccounted for include six Doosan Enerbility employees and three employed by Korea South-East Power, the \u200cYonhap News Agency \u200csaid. <\/p>\n
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