Plane crash going from Kathmandu to Pokhara in Nepal, all 72 passengers died, 5 Indians were also on board
Yeti Airlines ATR 72 aircraft flying from Nepal’s capital Kathmandu to Pokhara crashed in Pokhara in Kaski district on Sunday morning. Yeti Airlines spokesperson Sudarshan Baraula has informed about the incident. He also said that there were a total of 68 passengers and four crew members on board the plane that crashed between the old airport and the Pokhara International Airport. All 72 people have died.
The airport is currently closed after the accident. Relief and rescue operations are underway.
Nepal Plane Crash LIVE Updates
- All 72 passengers including 4 crew members have died. Their dead bodies have been recovered. These include 5 Indian passengers as well.
- 36 dead bodies recovered so far in Nepal plane crash have gone There were also 5 Indian passengers on this plane.
- The Prime Minister of Nepal has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs, security personnel and all government agencies to carry out immediate rescue and relief operations. Prime Minister Dahal has left for Kathmandu airport to take stock of the accident.
- After the passenger plane crash at Pokhara airport, the Nepal government has called an emergency cabinet meeting.
- Yeti Airlines spokesperson has said that 16 bodies have been recovered so far.
Plane crash in Nepal
- In May 2022, a Tara Air plane crashed. All 22 people aboard were killed. These included 16 Nepalese, four Indian and two German passengers.
- In March 2018, a US-Bangla Airlines plane crashed near the Kathmandu International Airport. 51 people had died in this accident.
- All 167 people on board the Pakistan International Airlines plane had died in an accident in Nepal. The accident was Nepal’s deadliest accident since 1992.
- Just two months ago, a Thai Airways plane crashed near this airport, killing 113 people.
