On Monday, Nepal declared national mourning for the worst plane crash in three decades. On board the plane were 72 people, including 68 passengers and 4 crew members.
Among the passengers were 15 foreigners: five citizens of India, four Russians, two Koreans, one Argentine, one Australian, one Irish and one French, said the airline’s spokesman, Sudarshan Bardaula.
The Nepalese authorities ruled out the possibility of finding survivors of the plane crash occurred on Sunday morning, after locating the bodies of 69 passengers and crew in the area where the plane crashed.
A Yeti Airlines ATR-72 plane crashed and burst into flames near Pokhara airport in the Taksi district. District chief Tek Bahadur said: “We are praying for a miracle, but the hope of finding anyone alive is nil.”
The burning aircraft was found in a 300 meter deep precipice, between the old airport built in 1958 and the new international terminal inaugurated on January 1.
The reason for the crash is not yet known, but a video shared on social media shows the plane flying low over a residential area before banking sharply to the left, followed by a loud explosion. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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