China News Service, January 15th. According to the website of the Chinese Embassy in Nepal, on January 15th, the Consular Section of the Chinese Embassy in Nepal responded to reporters’ questions about the crash of a passenger plane in Nepal and stated that after verification, there were no Chinese citizens on board the crashed plane.

Screenshot of the website of the Chinese Embassy in Nepal

  Q: According to reports, at noon on the 15th local time, a passenger plane of Nepalese Snowman Airlines from Kathmandu to Pokhara crashed unfortunately, causing heavy casualties. Are there any Chinese citizens killed or injured in the crash?

  A: We are deeply saddened by the passenger plane crash in Nepal that caused heavy casualties. We express our deep condolences to the victims and our deep condolences to the bereaved families.

After learning of the crash, our embassy immediately activated the emergency mechanism to learn about the situation from multiple sources.

It has been verified that there were no Chinese citizens on board the crashed plane.