Archive · 6 Sep 2026
South Korea searches for nine workers missing in Nepal floods
Nine South Korean workers have been missing in Nepal since severe floods and landslides struck on August 26.
They were working near a hydropower construction site close to the Nepal-Tibet border.
Six worked for Doosan Enerbility, and three worked for Korea South-East Power.
Korea South-East Power sent four teams with 46 people to search the mountains.
Searchers are looking in higher areas because the workers may have escaped there.
Drones, search dogs, and a helicopter are also being used.
A South Korean government rescue team is searching nearby areas too.
South Korea has asked Nepal’s government to give special help to the search.
Four teams totaling 46 personnel are conducting a ground search in Nepal.
The nine missing workers were at a hydropower construction site when floods and landslides struck on August 26.
Six missing workers are employed by Doosan Enerbility and three by Korea South-East Power.
Drones with thermal and infrared cameras, search dogs, and a helicopter are assisting the search.
South Korea’s government has requested Nepal’s support, while its disaster relief team conducts separate searches.
- Who
- Nine South Korean workers—six from Doosan Enerbility and three from Korea South-East Power—are missing; Korean and Nepali officials are supporting the search.
- What
- Search teams are looking for the nine workers after floods and landslides struck the area.
- When
- The floods and landslides struck on August 26; the search was continuing on Sunday.
- Where
- Around the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower construction site in Rasuwa District, near the Nepal-Tibet border.
- Why
- The workers went missing after devastating floods and landslides hit the construction area.
- Missing people
- Nine South Korean nationals
- Missing workers’ employers
- Six Doosan Enerbility employees and three Korea South-East Power employees
- Search personnel
- Four teams totaling 46 personnel
- Incident date
- August 26
- Search technology
- Drones with thermal-imaging and infrared cameras, search dogs, and a helicopter
- Search location
- Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower plant construction site, Rasuwa District, Nepal
- Government support
- The Korea Disaster Relief Team is conducting searches, and South Korea requested Nepal’s special assistance