Nepal Mourns Victims Of Deadliest Plane Crash In Decades
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published January 16, 2023 | 09:00 AM
Pokhara, Nepal, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Jan, 2023 ) :Nepal observed a day of mourning on Monday for the victims of the nation's deadliest aviation disaster in three decades, with 67 people confirmed killed in the plane crash.
The Yeti Airlines ATR 72 plummeted into a steep gorge, smashed into pieces and burst into flames with 72 people on board as it approached the central city of Pokhara on Sunday, police said.
Soldiers used ropes and stretchers to retrieve bodies from the 300-metre (1,000-foot) deep ravine late into the night, with recovery efforts set to resume on Monday.
"We have so far sent 63 bodies to the hospital," said police officer AK Chhetri on Monday.
"Due to fog, the search has been paused. We will continue the search after one or two hours when the weather clears." There was no word on the fate of the five people still unaccounted for.
Debris from the twin-engine turboprop airliner was strewn across the crash site, including the mangled remains of its wings and passenger seats.
Rescue workers were rushed there after the crash, and tried to put out the raging fires that were sending thick black smoke into the sky.
There were 15 foreigners on board, including five Indians, four Russians, two South Koreans, and one passenger each from Argentina, Australia, France and Ireland, Yeti spokesman Sudarshan Bartaula told AFP.
The rest were Nepalis.
"Incredibly sad news out of Nepal of a plane crashing with many passengers on board," Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday, adding that his government was seeking information about the Australian national on board.
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