According to reports, at least 68 people were murdered when a Nepalese airliner carrying 68 passengers and four crew members crashed on Sunday morning.
According to Krishna Bhandari, a Nepal Army spokeswoman, 68 bodies have been retrieved from the accident site so far. He stated that rescue efforts are still underway to locate the four people who are still missing.
According to Fanindra Mani Pokharel, a senior official at Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs, a passenger plane operated by Nepal-based Yeti Airlines crashed near Pokhara, a popular tourist destination and the administrative headquarters for the Kaski district, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) west of Kathmandu.
Social media images and videos show plumes of smoke billowing from the crash site.
The passenger plane held both Nepalese and foreign nationals, according to civil aviation officials.
Police and army personnel were dispatched to the crash site, according to Tek Prasad Rai, a police spokesman.
Last year, a Tara Air private plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Pokhara, killing 22 passengers.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal expressed sympathy for the “tragic incident” and encouraged effective search and rescue efforts.
According to the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu on Sunday, five Indians were on the flight, according to information from Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority.
Images and videos on social media show plumes of smoke billowing from the crash site.
According to civil aviation officials, the passenger plane carried both Nepalese and foreign nationals.
According to Tek Prasad Rai, a police spokesman, police and army troops were deployed to the collision site.
A Tara Air private plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Pokhara last year, killing 22 passengers.
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal offered condolences for the “tragic catastrophe” and urged efficient search and rescue efforts.
According to information from Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority, five Indians were on the flight, according to the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu on Sunday.