A Live Video recorded by the passenger from the Nepal Plane Crash
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The country’s deadliest plane crash in more than 30 years occurred on Sunday when an aircraft crashed nearby the city of Pokhara in central Nepal, killing at least 68 people, according to a government official.
According to Yeti Airlines spokesman Sudarshan Bartaula, 72 people total—68 passengers and four crew members—were aboard the ATR 72 aircraft when it crashed. According to Nepal’s civil aviation authority, there were 37 men, 25 women, three children, and three infants.
According to Army spokesman Krishna Prasad Bhandari, search operations were suspended after sundown and will pick up again Monday morning. Before that, Bhandari added, hundreds of first responders were still searching for the last four people.
According to data from the Aviation Safety Network, the event on Sunday was the third-deadliest crash in the history of the Himalayan country. Only two instances in 1992 resulted in more fatalities: in July and September. There were 113 and 167 fatalities in such collisions, which involved aircraft operated by Pakistan International and Thai Airways, respectively.
According to the civil aviation authority, all four crew members and 53 of the passengers were from Nepal. Fifteen international nationals were on the plane as well: five were Indian, four were Russian and two were Korean. The remainder were individual Australian, Argentinean, French, and Irish citizens.
According to the country’s state media The Rising Nepal, the plane had been travelling from Kathmandu, the capital, to Pokhara, the second-most populated city in the nation and a gateway to the Himalayas. About 129 kilometres (80 miles) west of Kathmandu is where you’ll find Pokahara.
Around 18 minutes after departure, at around 10:50 a.m. local time, the aircraft lost contact with Pokhara Airport. Following that, it crashed into the neighbouring Seti River Gorge. The Nepal Army and many police agencies have sent first responders to the crash scene to conduct a rescue effort, according to a statement from the civil aviation authorities.
On Sunday, a video clip shared on social media seemed to capture the final seconds before the plane crashed. The video, which appears to have been shot from a Pokhara rooftop, shows the plane flying low over a busy area and tumbling on its side before it vanishes from view. At the conclusion of the video, a loud explosion can be heard.
A five-person committee has also been created to look into what caused the collision. According to Nepal’s deputy prime minister and government spokesperson Bishnu Paudel, the quintet must deliver a report to the government within 45 days.
