A passenger plane with 72 people on board has crashed in Nepal, killing at least 32

[James48]

Last edited Sun Jan 15, 2023, 11:46 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: NPR Radio

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A 72-seat Nepali passenger aircraft crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in the central resort town of Pokhara on Sunday, killing at least 32 people, an official said.

Rescuers were scouring the crash site near the Seti River, which is nearly a mile (1.6 kilometers) away from Pokhara International Airport, and were expecting to find more bodies, said Tek Bahadur K. C., a senior administrative officer in the Kaski district.

It was not immediately clear what caused the plane to crash.

The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft operated by Nepal's Yeti Airlines was carrying 68 passengers, including 15 foreign nationals, and four crew members, Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. The foreigners included five Indians, four Russians, two South Koreans, and one each from Ireland, Australia, Argentina and France.

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2023/01/15/1149322420/a-passenger-plane-with-72-people-on-board-has-crashed-in-nepal-killing-dozens

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There were 72 on board. There are no reported survivors.

[cate94]

1. Sad

72 lost. 72 families losing a loved one. Just sad.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. They say a few were taken to hospital in critical condition, but 64 reported dead so far

(Your OP link seems incomplete - this one works at the moment: https://www.npr.org/2023/01/15/1149322420/a-passenger-plane-with-72-people-on-board-has-crashed-in-nepal-killing-dozens

At least 64 people are confirmed to have died, police said. Several critically injured survivors were taken to hospital, unconfirmed reports said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64280480

[James48]

3. There is video

Of the aircraft in a nose pitch high attitude, then stalling, rolling hard to the right to 90’, and then straight into the ground at about 100+ mph At impact. There will not be any survivors.

Update to story saying at least 68 dead : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/15/yeti-airlines-nepal-plane-crash-pokhara-airport/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ

[JI7]

4. People are saying Yeti Airlines should be avoided and how they use old planes

which aren't safe .

[Al Gorhythm]

5. Tragic

Had video of the plane while in air on BBC. Must have been moments of sheer terror. RIP
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64280480

[hot2na]

6. Meanwhile 567 people die in the US each day of COVID19

Yes it is a tragedy that 72 people died suddenly in an airplane crash in Nepal.

It is also a tragedy that the latest moving average of daily COVID19 deaths in the US is 567. It is especially tragic that COVID is a killer that was mostly unheard of 3 years ago and is now the 3rd leading cause of death in the US.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=US

[littlemissmartypants]

7. Cases are at 15% now with a rate of 5% as the benchmark for uncontrolled spreading.

Covid isn't over. Not even close.

Thanks for sharing this, hot2na.

❤️

[littlemissmartypants]

8. Deep condolences to those touched by this tragedy. ❤️