At least 68 killed in Nepal's worst plane crash in 30 years, officials say
Published Date: 1/15/2023
Source: 6abc Philadelphia
At least 68 people were killed Sunday when an aircraft went down near the city of Pokhara in central Nepal, a government official said, the country's deadliest plane crash in more than 30 years, CNN reported. Seventy-two people -- four crew members and 68 passengers -- were on board the ATR-72 plane operated by Nepal's Yeti Airlines when it crashed, Yeti Airlines spokesman Sudarshan Bartaula said. Thirty-seven were men, 25 were women, three were children and three were infants, Nepal's civil aviation authority reported. #nepal #planecrash https://6abc.com/nepal-plane-crash-today-pokhara-yeti-airlines/12704992/