Nepal: 72-seater passenger aircraft crashes on the runway at Pokhara International Airport, Rescue operations underway

New Delhi: A 72-seater passenger aircraft today crashed on the runway at Pokhara International Airport in Nepal.

According to the reports by the Kathmandu Post, a total of 68 passengers and four crew members were on board the Yeti airlines aircraft that crashed between the old airport and the Pokhara International Airport.

Kathmandu Post reports said the Yeti Airlines crashed in Pokhara of Kaski district.

Reports said that more than 30 bodies have been recovered.

Plane with 68 passengers onboard crashes in Nepal’s Pokhara.
#Nepal #ATR72 #Pokhara pic.twitter.com/kNncIhiRmr

— Neha Singh (@SinNeha19) January 15, 2023

According to the reports, rescue operations are underway and the airport is closed for the time being.

#BreakingNow: नेपाल के #Pokhara में विमान हुआ क्रैश, काठमांडू से पोखरा जा रहा था विमान..

?#YetiAirlines का विमान हुआ है क्रैश

?विमान में 68 यात्री थे सवार @anchor_barkha #Nepal #PlaneCrash #Breaking pic.twitter.com/T8V73AaEU2

— Times Now Navbharat (@TNNavbharat) January 15, 2023

More details awaited.