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Photos: Plane carrying 72 people crashes in Nepal

The ATR 72 aircraft operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airline crashed between the old and new Pokhara airports in central Nepal.

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People gather near the wreckage of the passenger plane in Pokhara. [Yunish Gurung/AP Photo]
Published On 15 Jan 202315 Jan 2023
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A passenger plane has crashed near Pokhara International Airport in Nepal, killing at least 16 people on board.

There were 72 people on the twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines when it crashed on Sunday, according to airline spokesman Sudarshan Bartaula.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said the plane was flying from the capital, Kathmandu, to Pokhara in central Nepal, and urged security personnel and the general public to help with the rescue efforts.

Hundreds of rescue workers were scouring the hillside crash site.

The ATR72 is a widely used twin-engine turboprop plane manufactured by a joint venture of Airbus and Italy’s Leonardo. Yeti Airlines has a fleet of six ATR72-500 planes, according to its website.

The resort town of Pokhara is 200km (125 miles) west of the capital Kathmandu.

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The passenger plane crashed near Pokhara International Airport. [Yunish Gurung/AP Photo]
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Relatives of the victims at Katmandhu airport after hearing news of the crash. [Bikram Rai/AP Photo]
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Rescuers at the site of the crash in Pokhara. [Yunish Gurung/AFP]
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The plane was 15 years old, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24. [Yunish Gurung/AFP]
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Hundreds of rescue workers were scouring the hillside crash site. [Krishna Mani Baral/AFP]
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The plane was carrying 68 passengers and four crew members. [Ashish Puri/AP Photo]
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Rescuers gather at the site of the crash after the incident on Sunday. [Yunish Gurung/AFP]
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Locals gather near the wreckage of the aircraft. [Rohit Giri/Reuters]
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Rescuers carry the body of a victims from the site of the plane crash in Pokhara. [Bishan Chetri/Anadolu]
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Rescue teams work to retrieve bodies from the wreckage at the crash site. [Bishan Chetri/Anadolu]
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Crowds gather as rescue teams work to retrieve bodies at the crash site. [Krishna Mani Baral/AP Photo]


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