Police confirmed 67 people were killed in a plane crash in Nepal on Sunday with 72 people on board, 31 bodies were taken to hospitals, police spokesman A.K. Chetri told AFP, adding that 36 more were found at the crash site. tel.
On Sunday, officials announced that a passenger plane carrying 72 people had crashed in the Kaski district of Pokhara district in central Nepal. Direction to the city of Pokhara from the capital Kathmandu.
Yeti Airlines spokesman Sudarshan Partola said there were 68 passengers and four crew members on board at the time of the crash between the old airport and Pokhara International Airport.
“Rescue teams are on their way to the crash site and we don’t know if there are any survivors at this time,” a spokesman for the Kathmandu Post said.
Footage and videos shared on social media show plumes of smoke rising from the crash site as local residents attempt to put out the fire and help the victims.