Foreign nationals from Australia, France, Ireland and India among the passengers onboard
At least 44 people were killed when an aircraft crashed inon Sunday, a Nepal Aviation Authority official has said, as hundreds of rescue workers scoured the hillside crash site.
Another unverified clip shared online showed a plane flying at a low altitude over a residential area banking sharply to the left, followed by a loud explosion. The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft was operated by Yeti Airlines and flying from Kathmandu, the Himalayan country’s capital, an airport official said. After news of the crash broke the country’s prime minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, called an emergency cabinet meeting.
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