A plane with 72 people on board crashed Nepal. An airline spokesman said Yeti Airlines. “There are 68 passengers and four crew members on board,” he said Sudarshan Bartaula, “Rescue is at work, at the moment we do not know if there are any survivors”. Many foreigners were among the passengers: five Indians, four Russians, one Irishman, two South Koreans, one Frenchman, one Argentinean and one Australian.
State television reported that some bodies had been recovered from the crash site. The plane crashed between the old airport and the international airport Pokharain the district Kaskiabout 200 km northwest of Kathmandu.
Nepal, rescued shortly after Yeti Airlines plane crash
According to the first reports, which have not yet been officially confirmed, there are numerous injured and at least 40 dead. “We expect to recover more bodies,” Krishna said Bhandari at Portal. “The plane fell apart.” There are numerous videos on social media showing the plane losing its course just before the crash
Nepal, Yeti Airlines ATR 72 final flight moments before crash
Last year, a plane with 22 people on board crashed in the mountains of Nepal. Another accident dates from 2018: 49 people died at that time.
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