In the wake of severe flooding in Nepal, six employees of Doosan Enerbility are missing, prompting Doosan Group Chairman Park Jung-won to travel to the region to oversee recovery efforts and the search for the missing individuals.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Park is expected to arrive in Nepal on a direct Korean Air flight to Kathmandu on the afternoon of August 29. He plans to closely monitor the search and rescue operations at the site of the hydropower plant accident, located about 70 kilometers from Kathmandu, and provide necessary support.
Earlier, on August 27, Park communicated through an internal bulletin that ensuring the safety and safe return of employees is the top priority. He stated, "We are closely cooperating with local authorities and relevant organizations to verify the situation on the ground through all available channels. We are concentrating our company-wide resources to ensure that search, rescue, and recovery measures are carried out swiftly and systematically."
Following the incident, Doosan Group activated a company-wide emergency response system. Doosan Enerbility established a 40-member emergency response team at its headquarters in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, led by Vice President Lee Dong-soo of the EHS division. A local response team, including Vice Chairman Jeong Yeon-in, is continuing search support efforts in Nepal.
Additionally, Doosan Group has provided $5 million (approximately 6.9 billion won) in emergency aid to assist with rapid search and rescue operations in the flood-affected areas of Nepal.
Meanwhile, of the 16 Korean employees present at the hydropower plant construction site during the incident, 10 have safely evacuated to Kathmandu, while the search continues for the six missing individuals. The company is working closely with the government and local authorities to locate and rescue the missing employees.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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