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Nepal crash highlights: Search ops come to halt on day 2; 3 of 72 aboard still missing
A domestic airlines plane crashed with 72 on board in Nepal's Pokhara on Sunday.
Nepal Army on Monday confirmed that none of the passengers was rescued alive in the aircraft accident that occurred on Sunday. Till now, at least 68 out of 72 people on onboard the plane have been confirmed dead. The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft of Yeti Airlines was flying from capital Kathmandu to tourist town of Pokhara when it crashed while attempting to land at a newly opened airport. Visuals of the accident showed the plane losing control mid-air moments before crashing nose-first towards its left into a gorge. One witness who rushed to the crash site after accident reported hearing cries for help from within the fiery wreck....Read More
Four of five Indian nationals on board hailed from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district while one is said to be a resident of Bihar’s Sitamarhi district.
Nepal plane crash: 3 bodies still missing, search ops come to halt for day 2
Nepal plane crash: 3 bodies still missing, search ops come to halt for day 2, reports ANI, citing Nepal Army.
‘Was washing clothes when…’: Eyewitnesses recount narrow escape near aircraft crash site
Eyewitnesses of the Nepalese passenger plane crash have said that they had a close shave as the Yeti Airlines plane, with 72 onboard, including five Indians, crashed near their settlement and a bomb-like blast was heard, reported PTI.
'Compensation should be given,' says village head on death of four youths of Ghazipur
Mourning the death of four men from Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur in the aircraft crash in Nepal's Pokhara on Sunday, the village head of Alawalpur appealed for due compensation to the bereaved families as 'their economic condition is not good'. "It is a heart-rending incident. All the youth were very good-natured. Entire village is mourning. Bereaved families should ger compensation, as their economic condition is not good," he was quoted by news agency ANI. Read full story
Black box of crashed aircraft found
Nepal plane crash: Black box found day after aircraft with 72 aboard crashed, reports ANI, citing official.
Authorities revise death toll to 66 from 68 after recount
Authorities revised the death toll down to 66 from Sunday’s 68 after a recount early Monday morning, said Tek Bahadur K.C., a senior administrative officer in Kaski district.
UP man who died visited Pashupatinath Temple for son's birth
One of five Indians who died in the plane crash in Nepal's Pokhara Sunday was a 35-year-old liquor store owner from Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district, who had gone to pray at the famous Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. Read full story
Pokhara: Search and rescue operation resume
Search and rescue operation resume at the accident site in Nepal's Pokhara.
Nepal plane crash: 4 missing, witness heard man ‘crying for help, but…’ | Top 10
At least 68 people were confirmed dead in the plane crash in Nepal, the worst air crash in three decades in the small Himalayan nation. Officials said they had retrieved the remains of 68 people onboard a 72-seater passengers aircraft operated by Yeti Airlines before they had to call off the search operation for the day. Read full story
Weather conditions hamper search and rescue operation
Weather conditions hamper the search and rescue operation. Operations are yet to resume, a day after the aircraft crash at Pokhara airport which claimed 68 lives as per the latest toll.
Crashed Yeti Airlines aircraft previously owned by Kingfisher Airlines
The crashed ATR-72 Nepalese passenger plane was previously used by the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, according to Cirium Fleets data. Read full story
