Key takeaways:
- At least 68 people have been confirmed dead after a regional passenger plane crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in Pokhara, Nepal.
- Rescue workers and onlookers crowded near the steep gorge outside the resort town as they combed the wreckage on the edge of the cliff and in the ravine below.
- The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has expressed its condolences to the families of the victims and said it is providing assistance.
At least 68 people have been confirmed dead after a regional passenger plane crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in the resort town of Pokhara, Nepal, according to an announcement posted by the country’s Civil Aviation Authority to Twitter.
The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines was carrying 68 passengers, including 15 foreign nationals, and four crew members, Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. The plane crashed near the Seti River, about 1.6 kilometers (nearly a mile) away from Pokhara International Airport.
Rescue workers and onlookers crowded near the steep gorge outside the resort town as they combed the wreckage on the edge of the cliff and in the ravine below. Authorities have not yet determined the cause of the crash.
The crash site has been cordoned off and an investigation is underway. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has expressed its condolences to the families of the victims and said it is providing assistance.
The crash of the regional passenger plane is a tragedy for the country of Nepal. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims during this difficult time.
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