KATHMANDU, Jan 15 — At least 68 people were killed today when a domestic flight of Yeti Airlines crashed in Pokhara in Nepal, the worst air crash in three decades in the small Himalayan nation.
Nearly 350 people have died since 2000 in plane or helicopter crashes in Nepal - home to eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains, including Everest - where sudden weather changes can make for hazardous conditions.The plane today made contact with Pokhara airport from Seti Gorge at 10:50 a.m. , the country’s Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. “Then it crashed.” At least 68 people were confirmed dead, it said.
“I saw the plane trembling, moving left and right, and then suddenly it nosedived and it went into the gorge,” Chhetri told Reuters. Passengers included five Indians, four Russians and one Irish, two South Korean, one Australian, one French and one Argentine national.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.
Pokhara Airport is located at about 2,700-2,800 feet above mean sea level, according to FlightRadar24.
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