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At least 16 people have been killed after an aircraft carrying 72 people crashed about 200km from Kathmandu in Nepal.
The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft by Yeti Airlines took off for Pokhara on Sunday morning with 72 passengers, including two infants, four crew members and 10 foreign nationals, said airline spokesman Sudarshan Bartaula.
#WATCH | A passenger aircraft crashed at Pokhara International Airport in Nepal today. 68 passengers and four crew members were onboard at the time of crash. Details awaited. pic.twitter.com/DBDbTtTxNc
— ANI (@ANI) January 15, 2023
“We expect to recover more bodies,” army spokesman Krishna Bhandari told Reuters. Local TV channels showed thick black smoke billowing from the crash site as rescue workers rushed to the scene.
“Responders have already reached there and trying to douse the fire. All agencies are now focused on first dousing the fire and rescuing the passengers,” local official Gurudutta Dhakal said.
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal posted on Twitter, “I am deeply saddened by the sad and tragic accident of Yeti Airlines ANC ATR 72 which was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with passengers,” and later called an emergency cabinet meeting.
“I sincerely appeal to the security personnel, all agencies of the Nepal government and the general public to start an effective rescue,” he said.
In May, a plane owned by Tara Air crashed less than 20 minutes after taking off from Pokhara, headed to Jomsom – a trekking destination in Mustang district bordering Tibet.
In 2018, another US-Bangla passenger plane from Bangladesh crashed on landing in Kathmandu, killing 49 of the 71 people on board.
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68 यात्रियों के सवार होने की खबर।#Aircraft #Airplane #crash#NepalPlaneCrash #Kathmandu #pokhra #Nepal pic.twitter.com/Ll94u0QWtN— Article19 India (डिजिटल जुबान) (@Article19_India) January 15, 2023
#नेपाल वीडियो आया सामने-नेपाल में बड़ा #विमान हादसा हुआ है। रविवार सुबह 72 लोगों को लेकर जा रहा #यतिएयरलाइंस का विमान #पोखराएयरपोर्ट पर #क्रैश हो गया है। जानकारी के मुताबिक, इस #ATR-72 #प्लेन में 68 यात्री और चार क्रू मेंबर सवार थे।#nepalplanecrash #kathmandu #Nepal #planecrash pic.twitter.com/RzBpjSz939
— Abhishek Dubey (News24) (@MediaAbhi20) January 15, 2023
