\u25b2 A helicopter moves at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 28, where rescue operations for floods and landslides are ongoing.<\/p>\n
Search and rescue operations by local response teams from Korea South-East Power (KOEN) and Doosan Enerbility have begun to search for nine missing South Koreans following massive floods in Nepal. <\/p>\n
However, the search operations are facing difficulties due to delayed permissions from the Nepalese military authorities and poor weather conditions. <\/p>\n
The local response teams plan to conduct searches focusing on high-altitude areas near the accident site using helicopters and drones as soon as conditions improve. <\/p>\n
According to government authorities and local corporate response teams today (August 29), helicopter search operations by the KOEN and Doosan Enerbility response teams began starting on August 28. <\/p>\n
The nine South Koreans with whom contact has been lost are six employees from Doosan Enerbility and three employees from KOEN who were working on the construction of a hydroelectric power plant locally. <\/p>\n
One helicopter chartered by KOEN received approval from the Nepalese military authorities on August 28 and conducted its first search of the massive flood-affected area. <\/p>\n
Nepalese authorities had previously withheld helicopter operations due to concerns over secondary floods, but granted permission just before sunset, allowing KOEN’s helicopter to begin its initial search. <\/p>\n
However, no news has been reported regarding the discovery of the missing South Koreans. <\/p>\n
KOEN and Doosan Enerbility are standing by in Kathmandu, located 70 kilometers away from the accident site, to launch full-scale helicopter searches starting today. <\/p>\n
While these companies are gradually receiving helicopter operation permits from Nepalese authorities, local weather conditions remain an obstacle hindering the searches. <\/p>\n
Doosan Enerbility received helicopter operation approval from Nepalese authorities today and is preparing for flight. <\/p>\n
A local Nepalese national and a South Korean Doosan employee who is familiar with the conditions of the affected area due to past work experience at the accident site will board the helicopter together. <\/p>\n
Drones will also be deployed to search areas in high-altitude regions where the missing persons may have taken shelter. <\/p>\n
Because the affected area is vast, aerial searches will be prioritized to locate the missing persons or traces of them. <\/p>\n
However, due to deteriorating weather conditions such as rain in the affected area this morning, the helicopters have not yet been able to take off. <\/p>\n
Rescue operations using helicopters for the missing persons in the accident zone are temporarily suspended due to severe weather. <\/p>\n
Doosan Enerbility chartered two helicopters the previous day and prepared for operations, but was unable to carry out search work as permits were not granted. <\/p>\n
The government’s rapid response team also failed to launch its helicopters. <\/p>\n
The Nepalese military authorities are known to grant helicopter operation permits very restrictively out of safety concerns. <\/p>\n
Ten South Koreans affiliated with Doosan Enerbility, who had been isolated since August 26 after surrounding roads were washed away by floods, are now all in Kathmandu. <\/p>\n
Nine people escaped the isolated area first, and the site manager and 15 local employees who remained at the scene also moved to a safe location the previous day. <\/p>\n
(Photo: Yonhap News) <\/p>\n
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