Pokhara airport: Plane crashes in central Nepal – at least 16 deadon January 15, 2023 at 6:48 am

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The Yeti Airlines plane crashed on landing in Pokhara, a town popular with tourists.

Pokhara International AirportImage source, Getty Images

A plane with 72 people on board has crashed at Pokhara airport in central Nepal and 16 bodies have been recovered, officials say.

The Yeti Airlines plane was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara and crashed on landing, catching fire.

There were 68 passengers on board, including 10 foreign nationals, and four crew members, Reuters reports.

Nepalese soldiers are involved in the rescue at the crash site near the tourist town’s airport.

“We expect to recover more bodies,” an army spokesman told Reuters, saying the plane “has broken into pieces”.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal called an emergency meeting of his cabinet and urged state agencies to work on rescue operations.

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