According to the Nepalese authorities, there are some survivors after the plane crash that happened near the runway of the international airport Pokhararesort of Nepal. The deputy head of the district KaskiGurudatta Dhakal, denied to AFP what was previously reported by Indian broadcaster News 18 that all 72 passengers on board the ATR-72 of the Yeti Airlinesof which 68 passengers and four crew members. However, according to the latest police update, the dead would be 67 and it was added that another 36 bodies were recovered in the ravine where the plane crashed. They are excited hours at the scene of the tragedy, where rescuers try to free as many people as possible from the burning cabin. “We also sent some survivors to hospital for treatment,” Dhakal said.
foreigners on board
According to the Indian newspaper The Economic Times, several foreigners were on the plane, including five Indians, four Russians, one Irishman and two South Koreans. The company clarified that a total of 15 foreigners boarded the flight, including an Australian and a Frenchman. The presence of Italian passengers is checked by the Farnesina with the Crisis Unit and the Consulate General in Calcutta. The Yeti airline plane would have crashed between the old airport and the new airport, according to the airline’s spokesman. Sudarshan Bartaula, quoted from The Kathmandu Post. The plane would have crashed in phase of landingcaught fire after the crash, complicating the rescue operations of the various passengers who were still trapped in the cabin.
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