Search for nine missing South Koreans continues in Nepal’s flood‑hit mountains

Severe floods in Nepal have killed more than 1,400 people and left over 5,600 missing, including nine South Korean nationals who vanished on August 26 while working on a hydropower project. Korean overseas emergency relief personnel have been conducting foot patrols and drone sweeps in the mountainous zones around the Upper Trishuli‑1 plant and the Yellow Bridge, but have not found any trace of the missing workers. The Nepalese army has refused permission for helicopter landings in the rugged area, limiting aerial access for the search teams. Korean companies involved in the project have sent additional ground search teams, bringing the total to 76 personnel at the Upper Trishuli‑1 site, equipped with sherpas, thermal‑imaging drones and search dogs.