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Passenger plane crashes in Nepal, 72 people boarded, at least 68 dead | Reuters

[カトマンズ 15日 ロイター] -At least 68 people were killed when a Yeti Airlines plane en route to the second largest city of Pokhara from the capital Kathmandu crashed in Nepal on the 15th. There were 72 people on board.

The crash site, located in a hilly area, was searched by hundreds of rescue workers. Local television footage shows rescue workers pushing through the wrecked aircraft. Part of the ground near the scene is charred, and traces of flames are visible.

The weather was fine at the time, and the cause of the crash is unknown.

The airliner crashed at 10:50 a.m. after contacting Pokhara airport from the Seti valley, according to the country’s civil aviation authority.

The government set up an accident investigation committee. We will report within 45 days.

The propeller plane “ATR72” manufactured by ATR, a joint venture between Europe’s Airbus and Italy’s Leonardo, crashed.

The passengers include five Indians, four Russians, two Koreans, one Irish, one Australian, one French and one Argentinian.

It was Nepal’s worst plane crash since 1992 when a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A300 crashed into a hillside near Kathmandu, killing all 167 people on board, according to Air Safety Network data. rice field.

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