Nepal plane Crash Update: 72 On-board Crashes on runway at pokhara international Airport, 68 dead.
By: WorldAffairs
Nepal: A 72-seater passenger aircraft crashed on the runway at bukhar International Airport in Nepal on Sunday that is 15 January as per the reports a total of 68 passengers and four crew members were on board the yeti Airlines aircraft led by Captain Kamal Casey that crashed between the old airport and the Bukhara International Airport several of you are dead while the yeti Airlines said that there is no information about the survivors rescue operations are underway and the airport is closed for the time being several images and videos of the incident are going viral in social media in the videos plumes of smoke can be seen billowing from the crash site watch here according to initial reports the plane crashed when it was attempting a landing .
The bukhar International Airport amid bagged weather conditions airport is surrounded by Hills reports further say that the plane caught fire as it crashed on the runway the company spokes person sudarshan barthola said that efforts are underway to douse the fire caused by the pukara plane crash government authorities said that they have mobilized security Personnel in rescue efforts at the incident site details of the casualties are still awaited plane crashes in Nepal are very common not only domestic flights crash but also foreign ones killing hundreds of people crash Nepal has also had several serious Aviation disasters in the recent years over the last 30 years there have been nearly 30 fatal plane crashes in Nepal the most recent before the Bukhara plane crashed today being a Tara air crash in May 2022 killing 22 people on board.
