An emergency cabinet meeting has been convened by Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, often known as "Prachanda."
Digital Desk: According to several reports, a plane carrying about 72 people from the nation's capital Kathmandu crashed in Pokhara this morning, leaving at least 32 people dead. 16 bodies have so far been pulled from the rubble, according to a Nepal Army spokeswoman. The aircraft that crashed in western Nepal between the city's old and new airports carried 68 passengers and four crew members. The Yeti Airlines twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft was flying from Kathmandu, the country of Nepal.
According to Yeti Airlines spokesperson Sudarshan Bartaula, "10 foreign nationals, including 2 children, were on board." According to the airport authority, 53 Nepalis, 5 Indians, 4 Russians, 1 Irish, 2 Koreans, 1 Argentinian, and a French national were on board, according to the news agency ANI.
A roaring fire at the wreckage has made rescue efforts challenging, Nepali journalist Dilip Thapa told NDTV. An emergency cabinet meeting has been convened by Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, often known as "Prachanda."
At 10:33 am, the plane departed Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN).
The plane crashed into a river gorge on the side of the Seti River as it was about to land at the Pokhara airport. The fact that the incident occurred about 20 minutes after takeoff suggests that the plane may have been in descent. The flight takes 25 minutes to travel between the two cities.
According to Sudarshan Bartaula, the airline's spokesperson, "We don't know at this time if there are survivors."
A local official was quoted as stating that rescuers were attempting to put out the flames started by the airliner as it fell.
Jyotiraditya Scindia, the minister of union civil aviation, expressed his condolences for the victims of the jet disaster.
"The loss of lives in a tragic plane crash in Nepal is extremely unfortunate. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the bereaved. Om Shanti," he tweeted.
Concerns about safety and inadequate personnel training have plagued Nepal's airline industry. After the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) raised safety concerns, the European Union placed Nepal on the flight safety blacklist in 2013, ordering a complete ban on all flights from the Himalayan nation into its airspace.
According to AFP, horrifying aviation catastrophes in Nepal have previously claimed hundreds of lives.
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