Nepal-Tibet floods: At least 9 South Koreans missing, 10 others confirmed safe

SEOUL – At least nine South Korean workers were missing and 10 others were evacuated after sudden flooding struck Nepal’s Rasuwa region in the morning on Aug 26, according to Seoul’s Foreign Ministry. The nine missing workers are employees of the Korea South-East Power and Doosan Enerbility who had been working at a hydroelectric power plant construction site in the area. The ministry had initially said eight Koreans were unaccounted for, but the South Korean Embassy in Kathmandu later confirmed with Doosan Enerbility that one additional employee could not be reached. Nepali authorities dispatched a rescue team consisting of military…