Cel puţin 16 persoane şi-au pierdut viaţa duminică din cauza prăbuşirii unui avion de pasageri în oraşul Pokhara, din vestul Nepalului, transmit Reuters, AFP şi DPA, citate de Agerpres.
Avionul decolase din capitala Kathmandu cu destinaţia Pokhara. Aparatul de zbor s-a prăbuşit între vechiul şi noul aeroport din oraşul Pokhara.
Cotidianul local Kathmandu Post a relatat că în avion, un model ATR-72 care aparţinea companiei Yeti Airlines, se aflau 68 de pasageri şi patru membri ai echipajului.
Informaţia a fost confirmată de purtătorul de cuvânt al companiei aeriene Yeti Airlines, Sudarshan Bartaula, care a precizat că sunt în desfăşurare operaţiunile de căutare a eventualilor supravieţuitori. Printre pasageri se aflau zece cetăţeni străini.
”Echipele de salvare au sosit deja la locul incidentului şi încearcă să stingă focul”, a declarat un responsabil local, Gurudutta Dhakal.
BREAKING: A passenger plane with 72 people on board has crashed near Pokhara International Airport in Nepal, according to a newspaper report. The plane was carrying 68 passengers and four crew members, the report says. https://t.co/YB5Bj6HQTI
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 15, 2023
Video of what seems to be moments before the crash of Yeti Airlines🇳🇵 ATR72 carrying 72 passengers near Pokhara Airport#aerowanderer #aviation #avgeek #nepal #yetiairlines pic.twitter.com/hk12Edlvpf
— Aerowanderer (@aerowanderer) January 15, 2023
🚨#BREAKING: Passenger Jet With At Least 70 People On Board Crashes
⁰📌 #Nepal | #AsiaYeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu crashes in Pokhara, Nepal, with 72 people onboard with at least 70 people are dead pic.twitter.com/tbEM3zW9DR
— R A W S G L 🌎 B A L (@RawsGlobal) January 15, 2023
BREAKING: Yeti Airlines plane carrying more than 70 people crashes in Pokhara, Nepal pic.twitter.com/iUMQ4N16sE
— BNO News (@BNONews) January 15, 2023
Yeti Airlines crashes at Pokhara. A recurring incident in aviation safety raises question again in Nepal skies! Rest in peace to the departed souls. 💐 #yetiairlines #pokhara #rip pic.twitter.com/b2p38yr3qW
— Paras Shrestha (@Paras156) January 15, 2023
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