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The four Indians were passengers Yeti Airlines had time to do live Facebook seconds before the plane crashed when it was about to land in Pokhara, Nepal, on Sunday (15/1).

The four friends look excited to record the plane’s landing in the video.

“It’s really fun,” said one of the men in the video, which has been widely shared on social media.

One of the men dressed in a mud brown sweater can be seen sitting by the window of the plane pointing his cell phone around him.

The man named Sonu Jaiswal (29) also had time to show the view outside the window. The plane is seen in the process of landing. Meanwhile, his friends were heard joking around and laughing.

All passengers who were caught on camera also looked calm on the plane. There was no emergency announcement or warning from the pilot or crew.

However, suddenly the plane seemed to turn until it heard a loud roar.

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Not long after, we heard screams from the passengers and a roar until we saw bursts of flames. The plane is thought to have crashed, but the cellphone camera is still on and recording the moment.

After that, no passenger voices could be heard. The wreckage of the plane is seen burning for a few moments in the footage before the screen suddenly goes black.

quoted The Guardianthe video shows that the 68 passengers and four crew on board did not know that the plane was in danger before it crashed.

The video was verified by Vishal Koswal (21) a close friend of the four men.

Koswal identified the four men as all from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district. Besides Jaiswal, three other men namely Vishal Sharma (23), Abhishek Singh Kushwaha (23).

The four friends were about to visit a temple and paragliding site in Nepal’s famous Annapurna mountains.

Koswal said he was actually planning to go with the four friends for a vacation. However, he canceled his trip due to a family member who died.

Koswal said he frequently made video calls with his four friends during their travels, including several hours before the incident occurred.

“Sonu showed us the mountains when video call and obviously (they are) excited, and so are we,” said Koswal.

“He told me on the phone that after landing in Pokhara they would visit some of the temples there and then in the evening catch a train home,” he added.

Koswal described the four friends as like brothers and said everyone in the area was “deeply shocked and emotional” by the tragedy. “

“This all seems like a bad dream, I still can’t believe we have lost everything,” he added.

“I can’t watch the video of the accident anymore, it was very hard and painful. A great tragedy has befallen us.”

The ATR 72 aircraft belonging to Yeti Airlines crashed on Sunday at around 11.00 local time when it was about to land at Pokhara’s new airport. Of the 72 people, including the pilot and crew, only 68 passengers were found.

In the video circulating on social media, the plane swerved before crashing into a ravine in the Seti river valley, causing a loud bang.

Nepal’s civil aviation authority reported that out of a total of 68 passengers found, 37 of them were men, 25 women, three children and three babies.

Fifteen passengers were foreign nationals with details of five Indians, four Russians, two Koreans and one each of Australian, Argentinian, French and Irish citizens.

Until now, the authorities are still carrying out investigations to find out the cause of the plane crash and search for victims who are still missing. The authorities have found the plane’s black box and are now in the hands of the authorities.

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Nepal –

Rescue teams are still evacuating the Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in Nepal. It is said that there are survivors who have been evacuated to the hospital.

Reported AFP, Sunday (15/1/2023), the assistant head of the Kaski district, Gurudatta Dhakal, confirmed the findings of 29 bodies and also a number of survivors. But he has not mentioned the details of how many survivors it is.

“We have recovered 29 bodies so far and are also evacuating some survivors to hospital for further treatment,” Dhakal told AFP.

Previously mentioned the fuselage of the Yeti Airlines plane that crashed on Nepal split. One part is on the hillside, the other falls into a river gorge. The rescue team had difficulty reaching the location which is in a ravine between 2 hills close to the airport.

Local aviation authorities said the plane last made contact with the airport from Seti Gorge at 10.50am (0505 GMT). After that the plane crashed.

“Half of the fuselage is on the side of the hill,” said a local resident named Arun Guest.

He claimed to have arrived at the location a few minutes after the plane crashed. He also mentioned when other parts of the plane fell into the ravine.

“Another part of the plane fell into the ravine of the Seti river,” he added.

It is reported that 40 people died from the Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in Nepal. The plane was previously reported to have been carrying 72 people.

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Pokhara –

It was reported that 40 people died from the Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in Nepal. The plane was previously reported to have been carrying 72 people.

Reported Reuters, Sunday (15/1/2023), at least 40 people died according to the Nepalese aviation authority. Currently the evacuation is still ongoing.

“Rescue operations are still ongoing. The weather is reported to be clear,” said a spokesman for Nepal’s civil aviation authority, Jagannath Niroula.

Previously it was reported that a plane belonging to Yeti Airlines carrying 72 people had crashed in Nepal. Rescue teams were already on the scene and found the fuselage engulfed in flames.

Yeti Airlines spokesman Sudarshan Bartaula earlier said there were 72 people on the plane. The number of people consisted of 68 passengers and 4 cabin crew.

Local authority Gurudutta Dhakal said rescue teams were working to put out the flames on the fuselage. The wreckage of the plane was reportedly engulfed in flames.

“They have arrived there and are putting out the fire. Now everyone is focused on putting out the fire and saving the passengers,” said Dhakal.

The plane had been due to fly from Kathmandu to Pokhara. The plane was carrying 68 passengers and 4 crew. Photos and videos circulating on social media show puffs of smoke from the point where the plane crashed. The rescue team previously headed to the location by helicopter.

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