Dozens killed in Nepal plane crash, with reports an Australian was on board

Nepali authorities say 68 bodies have been recovered after a passenger plane carrying 72 people crashed in the city of Pokhara.

Hundreds of rescue workers scoured the hillside crash site, with the plane 'broken into pieces'.

Officials late on Sunday evening called off the search operations for the day, saying they will resume on Monday.Some of the ground near the crash site was scorched, with licks of flames visible.READ MOREIt was Nepal's deadliest air crash since 1992, the Aviation Safety Network database showed, when a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A300 crashed into a hillside upon approach to Kathmandu, killing all 167 people on board.

The government has set up a panel to investigate the cause of the crash and it is expected to report within 45 days, Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel told reporters. A passenger plane with 72 people on board has crashed near Pokhara International Airport in Nepal. The plane was carrying 68 passengers and four crew members.The journey to Pokhara, Nepal's second largest city tucked under the picturesque Annapurna mountain range, from the capital Kathmandu is one of the Himalayan country's most popular tourist routes, with many preferring a short flight instead of a six-hour-long drive through hilly roads.

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