Two infants, five Indians, four Russians, an Irishman, two South Koreans, an Australian and an Argentinian were on board the ill-fated plane
At least 40 bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of the plane that crashed in Nepal this morning by rescue crews, who are continuing to search for any survivors in the area.
Plane crash in #Nepal: A Yeti Air ATR72 aircraft flying to Pokhara from #Kathmandu has crashed, Aircraft had 68 passengers. pic.twitter.com/6MLBbDUPeE
— Sandeep Panwar (@tweet_sandeep) January 15, 2023
The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft of Yeti Airlines was flying from the capital Kathmandu to the Pokhara region (central Nepal) with 72 people on board – 68 passengers and a crew of four.
A Nepalese airport official said two infants, five Indians, four Russians, an Irishman, two South Koreans, an Australian and an Argentinian national were on board.
The aircraft crashed near the Seti River and burst into flames, due to an as yet unknown cause.
One can only imagine what those on board this plane would have gone through :#nepal #yeti #airlines #atr #pokhra #aircrash #planecrash. 🕉️ 🙏 🙏 pic.twitter.com/lLr45SNaDB
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) January 15, 2023
Images broadcast by local television showed thick black smoke rising above the crash site as rescuers and local residents gathered around the wreckage.
Big plane crash in Nepal, flight crashed before landing at Pokhara airport.#Nepal #planecrash pic.twitter.com/j0PNd5VLv6
— Priya Singh (@priyasi90) January 15, 2023
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