NYT WORLD: Plane Crash in Nepal Leaves at Least 68 Dead
By Bhadra Sharma and Karan Deep Singh
Section: World
Source: New York Times
Published Date: January 15, 2023 at 02:00AM
The ATR-72 plane, a twin-engine propeller model manufactured more than 15 years ago, was being operated by Yeti Airlines, on a roughly 30-minute flight from the capital, Kathmandu, to Pokhara, a picturesque vacation destination near the Annapurna mountains. A spokesman for Yeti Airlines confirmed the news of the crash and the number of people on board.
Videos on social media showed the plane engulfed by flames and black plumes of smoke at the crash site, where emergency responders were seen trying to retrieve victims.
By Bhadra Sharma and Karan Deep Singh
Section: World
Source: New York Times
Published Date: January 15, 2023 at 02:00AM
A twin-engine propeller plane crashed on approach to the city of Pokhara, with 72 people on board.
A plane carrying 68 passengers and four crew members crashed in the city of Pokhara, Nepal, on Sunday while trying to land. At least 68 were killed, according to the airline operating the plane and the country’s Civil Aviation Authority.The ATR-72 plane, a twin-engine propeller model manufactured more than 15 years ago, was being operated by Yeti Airlines, on a roughly 30-minute flight from the capital, Kathmandu, to Pokhara, a picturesque vacation destination near the Annapurna mountains. A spokesman for Yeti Airlines confirmed the news of the crash and the number of people on board.
Videos on social media showed the plane engulfed by flames and black plumes of smoke at the crash site, where emergency responders were seen trying to retrieve victims.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said in a statement that at least 68 people had died in the crash. A statement from Yeti Airlines cited the same figure.
The Nepal Army said it had retrieved 66 bodies from the site as of Sunday evening. Rescuers had taken 29 bodies to a hospital for identification and at least 33 were still at the site, according to Brig. Gen. Krishna Prasad Bhandari, a spokesman for the Nepal Army.
Tek Bahadur KC, the chief administrator of the district of Kaski, where the crash took place, said rescuers had to struggle to reach the site, at first because of all the smoke, and because the plane had gone down into a gorge.
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Tek Bahadur KC, the chief administrator of the district of Kaski, where the crash took place, said rescuers had to struggle to reach the site, at first because of all the smoke, and because the plane had gone down into a gorge.
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