A 72-seater passenger aircraft crashed on the runway at Pokhara International Airport in Nepal. Rescue operations are underway, and the airport is closed for the time being.
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According to reports, around 10 out of the 68 passengers on flight that crashed on runway were foreign nationals. 16 dead bodies were recovered from the crash site until now. However the identification and exact count of injured and deceased passengers is yet not known.
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Pictures and videos posted on social media platforms showed smoke billowing from the crash site.
More details are awaited.
Nepal plane crash: 10 foreigners were on ill-fated Yeti Airways plane that crashed in Pokhara
