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At least 44 people have been killed after an aircraft carrying 72 people crashed in Nepal. The plane was flying from the capital Kathmandu to Pokhara on ...

“Responders have already reached there and trying to douse the fire. “So its [the crash] shocking and surprising,” said Limbu. “Thirty bodies have been recovered and sent to hospital,” Niroula told Reuters news agency. Pokhara is a bustling tourist town about 200km (124 miles) west of Kathmandu. The plane was flying from the capital Kathmandu to Pokhara on Sunday when it crashed. The plane was en route from the capital Kathmandu to Pokhara when it crashed with 72 people on board.

KATHMANDU, Jan 15 (Reuters) - At least 64 people were killed on Sunday when a domestic flight crashed in Pokhara in Nepal, the small Himalayan country's ...

"Half of the plane is on the hillside," said Arun Tamu, a local resident, who told Reuters he reached the site minutes after the plane went down. It also owns Tara Air, and the two together offer the "widest network" in Nepal, the company says. The weather on Sunday was clear. The plane made contact with the airport from Seti Gorge at 10:50 a.m. (0505 GMT), the aviation authority said in its statement. Local TV showed rescue workers scrambling around broken sections of the aircraft.

It appears to be Nepal's deadliest plane crash in at least five years. This was a domestic flight by a Nepali carrier, Yeti Airlines. The twin-engine ATR 72 ...

[A photo](https://twitter.com/ananya116/status/1614518677902364681/photo/1) shows a huge chunk of the fuselage – with the plane's ID number clearly visible – dangling on the edge. Before that, the country's deadliest crash was in March 2018, when a flight from neighboring Bangladesh crashed on landing in Kathmandu, killing 51 of the 71 people on board. [More video](https://twitter.com/Sanjay_dec30/status/1614541673350172672/video/3) recorded moments later shows a smoking crater at the crash site. The Himalayan country has a spotty aviation safety record, and plane crashes – especially of twin-engine propeller planes like this one – are sadly not uncommon. [This footage](https://twitter.com/aerowanderer/status/1614511252017131522) — of the moment an airliner with 72 people aboard crashed Sunday in central Nepal – appears to have been recorded by a bystander watering plants on their balcony. Then it disappears behind buildings.

Rescuers inspect the site of a plane crash in Pokhara on January 15, 2023. An aircraft with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal on January 15. PHOTO " AFP.

"Responders have already reached there and trying to douse the fire. That accident was Nepal's deadliest since 1992, when all 167 people aboard a Pakistan International Airlines plane died when it crashed on approach to Kathmandu. An aircraft with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal on Sunday, Yeti Airlines and a local official said, in the latest aviation disaster to hit the Himalayan nation. In May 2022, all 22 people on board a plane operated by Nepali carrier Tara Air -- 16 Nepalis, four Indians and two Germans -- died when it crashed. - The plane was en route from the capital Kathmandu to Pokhara when it crashed with 72 people on board. Plane with 72 people on board crashes in Nepal

A Yeti Airlines flight with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal on Sunday just seconds before it was due to land, the latest deadly air disaster in the ...

The 72-seater passenger plane crashed just seconds before landing at a newly opened airport in the popular tourist town of Pokhara.

Everest—makes it one of the most challenging places in the world to fly airplanes. The resort town of Pokhara is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Nepal and it also serves as a base camp for mountain hikers who are attempting to trek across the Annapurna circuit of the Himalayas. Reacting to the incident, Nepalese Prime Minister Pusha Kumar Dahal tweeted: “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. The airplane involved in Sunday’s crash, however, was a smaller ATR 72-500 aircraft which is capable of operating off shorter runways that are common across the country. [told](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-15/plane-crashes-in-nepal-with-72-people-on-board-afp-says) Bloomberg that the crash took place just “10 to 20 seconds” before landing and the plane made no distress call. [According to](https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/1614530313950035968) FlightRadar24, the aircraft was 15 years old and was “equipped with an old transponder with unreliable data.”

The domestic flight was carrying 72 people from Nepal's capital city Kathmandu and crashed on Sunday shortly before landing in Pokhara, the country's second- ...

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A domestic flight traveling from the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu, crashed near Pokhara International Airport on Sunday morning, killing at least 68, ...

“I am deeply saddened by the tragic accident of Yeti Airlines ANC ATR 72, which was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with passengers,” tweeted Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the Prime Minister of Nepal. The European Commission’s Air Safety List also prohibits all Nepali airlines from operating in Europe due to safety concerns. “Our first thoughts are with all the individuals affected by this,” the statement read. Yeti Airlines said they would be canceling all flights on Monday to mourn the victims of the crash. and last made contact with the tower at 10:50 a.m. The plane left Kathmandu at 10:32 a.m.

At least 68 people died when a Yeti airlines flight crashed on its approach to the tourist town Pokhara.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Of the passengers, 53 were said to be Nepalese. There was huge smoke coming from the flames of the plane. Four years earlier 51 people were killed when a flight travelling from Bangladesh caught fire as it landed in Kathmandu. "The pilot tried his best to not hit civilisation or any home," she added. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. There was also one passenger each from Ireland, Australia, Argentina and France among others. "By the time I was there the crash site was already crowded. "There was a small space right beside the Seti River and the flight hit the ground in that small space." This Himalayan nation, home to some of the most breath-taking mountains in the world, has some of the most difficult terrain to navigate. The prime minister of Nepal declared Monday a national day of mourning, and the government set up a panel to investigate the cause of the disaster. At least 68 people died when a flight from Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara crashed and caught fire on Sunday morning.

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A plane making a 27-minute flight to a Nepal tourist town crashed into a gorge Sunday while attempting to land at a newly opened airport, killing at least ...

ATR identified the plane involved in Sunday’s crash as an ATR 72-500 in a tweet. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it’s still trying to confirm the fate of two South Korean passengers and has sent staff to the scene. According to the Flight Safety Foundation’s Aviation Safety database, there have been 42 fatal plane crashes in Nepal since 1946. The type of plane involved, the ATR 72, has been used by airlines around the world for short regional flights. The European Union has banned airlines from Nepal from flying into the 27-nation bloc since 2013, citing weak safety standards. The aircraft’s fuselage was split into multiple parts that were scattered down the gorge. Images and videos shared on Twitter showed plumes of smoke billowing from the crash site, about 1.6 kilometers (nearly a mile) away from Pokhara International Airport. A plane making a 27-minute flight to a Nepal tourist town crashed into a gorge Sunday while attempting to land at a newly opened airport, killing at least 68 of the 72 people. I heard a man crying for help, but because of the flames and smoke we couldn’t help him,” Tiwari said. Finally, Gaurav Gurung said, the plane fell nose-first towards its left and crashed into the gorge. Officials suspended the search for the four missing people overnight and planned to resume looking Monday. The foreigners included five Indians, four Russians, two South Koreans, and one each from Ireland, Australia, Argentina and France.

Hundreds of emergency personnel on Monday resumed searching for four missing people following a deadly plane crash in Nepal that has once again highlighted ...

Two years later, the ICAO and Nepal announced a partnership to resolve safety concerns. Pokhara, a lakeside city, is a popular tourist destination and gateway to the Himalayas. Known as the gateway to Everest, the airport’s runway is laid out on a cliffside between mountains, dropping straight into an abyss at the end. That incident involved a recently acquired Twin Otter aircraft flying in clear conditions. It is also the third-worst aviation accident in Nepal’s history, according to data from the Aviation Safety Network. It has seen multiple fatal crashes over the years, including in 2008 and 2019. The Yeti Airlines plane was manufactured by aerospace company ATR, headquartered in France. Some 15 foreign nationals were aboard, according to the country’s civil aviation authority. [ crashed on landing](https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/12/asia/kathmandu-plane-crash/index.html) and caught fire, killing 51 of the 71 people on board. The airport in the town of Lukla, in northeastern Nepal, is often referred to as the [deadly plane crash](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/15/asia/nepal-yeti-airlines-crash-intl-hnk/index.html) that has once again highlighted the dangers of air travel in a country often referred to as one of the riskiest places to fly. [Yeti Airlines](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/15/asia/nepal-yeti-airlines-crash-intl-hnk/index.html) flight crashed near the city of Pokhara Sunday.

Rescuers resumed searching on Monday in Nepal for four people still missing after the Himalayan nation's deadliest plane crash in 30 years, officials said.

Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Nepal has declared a day of national mourning on Monday and set up a panel to investigate the disaster and suggest measures to avoid such incidents in future. KATHMANDU, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Rescuers resumed searching on Monday in Nepal for four people still missing after the Himalayan nation’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years, officials said.

At least 68 dead after Yeti Airlines ATR 72 plummeted into a steep gorge, smashed into pieces and burst into flames with 72 people onboard.

“Our first thoughts are with all the individuals affected by this,” the plane’s France-based manufacturer ATR said in a statement on Sunday. The fire was getting very intense and it made it difficult for us to approach closer,” the former soldier told AFP. The European Union has banned all Nepali carriers from its airspace over safety concerns. “Due to fog, the search has been paused. “A few of us rushed to see if we can rescue anybody. “We have so far sent 63 bodies to the hospital,” police officer AK Chhetri said on Monday.

Rescuers had recovered 68 bodies out of 72 people on board the Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in Pokhara on Sunday.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal rushed to the airport after the crash on Sunday. Searchers on Monday found both the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the flight. I heard a man crying for help, but because of the flames and smoke we couldn’t help him,” Tiwari said. A loud explosion followed. “We have collected 68 bodies so far. We are searching for four more bodies.

A spokesman for Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority says a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder have been retrieved from the site of the crash ...

The report said such accidents happened at airports that had short strips of runway for takeoff and landing and most were due to pilot error. South Korea's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it's still trying to confirm the fate of two South Korean passengers and has sent staff to the scene. Nepal, home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountains, including Mount Everest, has a history of air crashes. ATR identified the plane involved in Sunday's crash as an ATR 72-500 in a tweet. It was previously flown by India's Kingfisher Airlines and Thailand's Nok Air before Yeti took it over in 2019, according to records on Airfleets.net. The type of plane involved, the ATR 72, has been used by airlines around the world for short regional flights. I heard a man crying for help, but because of the flames and smoke we couldn't help him," Tiwari said. She described herself as a lover of travel and adventure tourism. On Sunday, Twitter was awash with images that showed plumes of smoke billowing from the crash site, about 1.6 kilometers (nearly a mile) away from Pokhara International Airport. "The incident was tragic. Finally, Gaurav Gurung said, the plane fell nose-first towards its left and crashed into the gorge. "I saw that and I was shocked...

Searchers have discovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data of a passenger plane that crashed in Nepal on Sunday, leading to 68 fatalities.

The other 63 bodies had been sent to a hospital, he said. "It is cloudy now... "We will take out the five bodies from the gorge and search for the remaining four that are still missing," he told Reuters.

The harrowing video indicates that the 68 passengers and four staff onboard the Yeti Airlines flight had no idea the plane was in danger before an explosion ...

The fire was getting very intense and it made it difficult for us to approach closer,” he said. “He told me on that call that after landing in Pokhara, they would visit some temples there and then in the evening take a train back home.” The group of friends from India were among 15 foreign nationals who were onboard the plane. But suddenly, the plane appears to veer off with a loud roar, and the sounds of it crashing to the ground are captured on the phone camera, before the screen is filled with flames. The burning debris of the aircraft is momentarily visible on the screen before it goes black. “It’s really fun,” one of the men can be heard on the video surveying the city below as the plane began its descent.

There's been yet another disaster in one of the world's deadliest places to fly. At least 68 people were killed Sunday after a Yeti Airlines flight crashed ...