Nepal Plane With 72 On Board Crashes, 16 Bodies Found, More Feared Dead


A Yati airlines plane crashed in Nepal's Pokhara on Sunday (Photo: India Today)

By Poulomi SahaSujeet Jha: A passenger plane, ATR-72, carrying 72 people onboard, crashed in Nepal's Pokhara on Sunday. The flight was en route from Kathmandu to Pokhara. The aircraft crashed into forested land located on the banks of the Seti Gandaki river that flows between the old domestic airport and Pokhra International Airport.

The plane caught fire as it crashed and rescue workers were trying to put it off. Reports say that 32 bodies have been recovered so far. The government has called an emergency meeting of the cabinet, following the passenger aircraft crash at Pokhara Airport.

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