An Indian young man, who was one of the passengers on the stricken plane, documented the moment it crashed in Bukhara province, central Nepal, on Sunday morning, in a shocking scene via a live broadcast on his Facebook account.
A video clip, published by Sonu Jaiswal (35 years old), and circulated by local media, showed the last minutes of the young man with his friends, as he seemed smiling and enjoying filming the scene from the sky.
However, this smile did not last, as the young man was surprised that something unusual had happened, and the clip showed the plane on fire, and the passengers began to scream.
The clip showed the plane, equipped with two engines, suddenly swerving left when approaching Bukhara airport, with a loud explosion heard.
Moments before the tragic plane crash in Nepal today streamed by a passenger on Facebook live…Don't take the gift of life for granted.
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— Mike Crispi (@MikeCrispiNJ) January 15, 2023
According to a family member, Jaiswal has gone to Nepal on a religious mission - after having a son who is now 6 months old - to the temple of Lord Pashupatinath, also known as Lord Shiva, who is one of the Hindu deities.
And according to Indian media, Jaiswal is one of the 5 Indians who died in the ill-fated plane.
The "ITR-72" of the Yeti Airlines, coming from the capital Kathmandu, which was carrying 72 people, including 68 passengers and 4 crew members, crashed at around 11:00 (05:15 UTC) yesterday as it approached the local Bukhara airport. .
Horrifying last moments of an ATR plane crash from Nepal in Pokhara that was bound for Kathmandu.
All 72 people on board are dead.
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- Wajahat Kazmi (@KazmiWajahat) January 15, 2023
mourning and grief
A national day of mourning has been declared for the worst weather disaster since 1992 in the Himalayan country.
And the hope of finding survivors in this plane crash has become "nonexistent," according to the authorities.
At least 68 people died in Nepal 🇳🇵 plane crash on Sunday 15 2023.
At least 68 people were confirmed dead and hope faded for any survivors after a plane with 72 onboard crashed in Nepal, the Himalayan country's deadliest aviation disaster in three decades.
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Nepalese rescue personnel continue to search for bodies in the wreckage of the plane, which fell into a 300-meter-deep valley between Bukhara Airport, which was built in 1958, and the new international airport, which opened on January 1 and is an entry point for mountain hikers from the whole world.
Tech Bahadur KS explained.
The official in the area where the plane crashed yesterday, "So far, we have found 68 bodies and we are looking for 4 more bodies (...) We pray for a miracle. But there is no hope of finding people alive."