Doosan Enerbility Vice Chairman Jeong Yeon-in rushed to Nepal as all-out effort launched to rescue 9 missing from hydropower site

[Financial News] As nine Korean workers went missing at a hydropower construction site in Nepal's Himalayan mountain region after a massive flood, Doosan Enerbility Vice Chairman Jeong Yeon-in and executives from Korea South-East Power rushed to the site to take charge of recovery efforts and rescue operations. Doosan Enerbility said it would immediately activate an emergency response headquarters and make every effort to locate the missing workers and contain the situation through close coordination with local authorities and diplomatic officials.
According to the industry on the 27th, Vice Chairman Jeong and Yoon Jang-hyun, head of New Growth at Korea South-East Power, departed for Nepal through Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport that day.
Before departure, Jeong told reporters, "We are currently working closely with the relevant authorities, and we will do everything we can to rescue the employees who remain out of contact." Doosan Enerbility formed a 40-member emergency response headquarters the previous day, appointing Lee Dong-su, head of the EHS division, as its chief. The on-site response team led by Jeong, consisting of eight members, left first, and the company plans to send additional support personnel in stages depending on the local rescue and recovery situation.
The accident was caused by record rainfall and flooding that struck the mountainous north-central region of Nepal the previous day. In total, nine people remain unaccounted for, including six Doosan Enerbility employees and three Korea South-East Power employees working on the hydropower project.
Yoon Jang-hyun, head of New Growth at Korea South-East Power, who is also taking part in the joint response, said, "We will devote all our capabilities to on-site searches and damage assessments so that the employees can return safely." He added, "We are continuing to communicate with the families staying locally, and if families in Korea wish to visit the site, we plan to actively support transportation, lodging and other necessary arrangements."
The hydropower plant was about 84% complete at the time of the accident. On the damage situation at the site, Yoon said, "It appears that more than 90% of the upstream weir dam and the base camp where construction workers were staying have been washed away," but added, "The underground power plant has been confirmed not to have been buried."

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