Tragedy in Nepal , where a Yeti Airlines plane crashed in a built-up area between the old and new Pokhara airport.
The situation immediately seemed very critical : the impact of the aircraft - arriving from Kathmandu - occurred during the landing phases. Rescuers found no survivors and national mourning has been proclaimed for today.
“So far we have collected 68 bodies . We are looking for four more … We pray for a miracle. But the hopes of finding anyone alive are nil,” said Tek Bahadur KC, head of Taksi district, where the plane crashed. There were 68 passengers and four crew members on board the airline's ATR-72, for a total of 72 people.
The plane crash - the cause of which is not yet known - is the worst in the last thirty years in the small South Asian country.
(Unioneonline/vf)
