At least 40 people were killed on Sunday when a domestic carrier crashed in Pokhara, a Nepalese aviation authority official confirmed
The plane, operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, crashed near Pokhara International Airport.Advertisement.
The plane was carrying one Australian, five Indians, four Russians, one Irish national, two South Koreans, and a French and Argentinian national, a Nepal airport official said. Local television showed thick black smoke billowing from the crash site as rescue workers and crowds of people gathered around the wreckage of the aircraft.Rescue teams working at the wreckage of a Yeti Airlines ATR72 aircraft after it crashed in Pokhara, Nepal,The plane, which took off from Kathmandu, was 15 years old, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24.
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