Seoul: Nine out of the ten South Koreans who were safely rescued after being initially stranded due to massive flooding in Nepal returned home Monday, their company said. Doosan Enerbility Co. confirmed that nine of its employees who were rescued from flood-stricken areas in Nepal arrived in South Korea around 2 p.m.

According to Yonhap News Agency, they underwent health checks immediately upon arrival and then returned home, with none suffering from health problems severe enough to require hospitalization. The company stated that the employees are physically and mentally exhausted after experiencing a sudden disaster and being stranded.

The remaining employee, the site manager, stayed behind to support search and rescue operations, the company added. The ten employees, who were working on the construction of a hydropower plant in Nepal's Rasuwa district, were stranded following a massive flash flood and mudslide that struck the area Wednesday. Nine of them were transported by a Nepalese military helicopter to a safer area Thursday, while the site manager evacuated the following day.

Separately, nine other South Koreans - six Doosan employees and three employees of state-run Korea South-East Power Co. - remain unaccounted for. Doosan Enerbility stated it is doing its utmost to search for the missing employees.