Nepal Plane crash leaves at least 68 dead out of 72 onboard

With 72 people on board, a twin-engine propeller plane crashed as it was making its touchdown to Pokhara

On Sunday, an aircraft trying to land in Pokhara, Nepal, crashed while carrying 68 passengers and four crew members

According to airlines and the country’s Civil Aviation Authority, at least 68 were killed

The twin-engine propeller ATR-72 aircraft was being operated by Yeti Airlines on a roughly 30-minute journey from the nation's capital, Kathmandu, to Pokhara

Rescuers had difficulty getting to the site because of the smoke and the fact that the jet had crashed into a canyon

As of Sunday evening, according to the Nepal Army, 66 bodies has been retrieved from the scene out of which 29 bodies has been taken to hospital and 33 bodies were still there on site.

As of Sunday evening, according to the Nepal Army, 66 bodies has been retrieved from the scene out of which 29 bodies has been taken to hospital and 33 bodies were still there on site.

The plane had shattered into three big pieces.

Yeti Airlines Flight 691 took off from Kathmandu at around 10:30 a.m. It lost contact with the airport in Pokhara about 20 minutes later, the Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement released on 15th January 2023, Sunday.

A spokesman for the airline said that the plane had been supposed to land at the newly inaugurated Pokhara International Airport

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BY: JAPPREET KAUR