Accident At least 68 dead after crashing a plane with 72 people on board in Nepal
One of the passengers of the Yeti Airlines plane
from Kathmandu
that crashed on Sunday with 72 people on board, recorded the moment of the accident with his phone.
The passenger is recording the moment of the
plane
's arrival at its destination with complete normality when the accident takes place.
The reason for the crash is not yet known, but there is another video shared on social media, verified by an AFP partner, in which the plane is seen
flying low
over a residential area before tilting sharply to the left. left, after which a loud explosion is heard.
With no hope of finding survivors, Nepal on Monday declared a
day of national mourning after the air disaster
that killed at least 69 people, the worst such catastrophe in the country in three decades.
"Three bodies are still missing. The [search] operations have been suspended for today. We will resume them this Tuesday," said Tek Bahadur KC, head of the Taksi district in Pokhara (downtown), where the plane with 72 people crashed on Sunday. on board, 68 passengers and four crew members.
"The hope of finding
someone alive is nil
," he declared.
The
Yeti Airlines twin-engine ATR 72 from Kathmandu
crashed shortly before 11:00 am local time (05:15 GMT) near Pokhara airport, the gateway for trekkers from all over the world.
The burning aircraft was found in a 300 meter deep precipice, between the old airport built in 1958 and the new international terminal inaugurated on January 1.
On board the plane
were 15 foreigners
: five citizens of India, four Russians, two Koreans, one Argentine, one Australian, one Irish and one French, said the airline's spokesman, Sudarshan Bardaula.
After the accident, rescuers tried to put out the fire among the remains of the device, powered by two turboprop engines.
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