New Delhi:

A aircraft carrying about 72 individuals from Kathmandu crashed in Nepal’s Pokhara this morning, Yeti Airways mentioned. Nepali media reported not less than 16 lifeless our bodies have been recovered from the wreckage. There have been 68 passengers and 4 crew members on board the aircraft that crashed between the previous and new airports within the metropolis, positioned in western Nepal. The dual-engine ATR 72 plane operated by Yeti Airways was en route from Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, an official advised information company Reuters.

Rescue operations have been hindered due to a raging fireplace at the wreckage, Nepali journalist Dilip Thapa advised NDTV.

In keeping with the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), Yeti Airways’ 9N-ANC ATR-72 plane took off from Kathmandu at 10:33 am.

Whereas touchdown on the Pokhara airport, the plane crashed on the financial institution of the Seti River between the previous airport and the brand new airport.

“We do not know proper now if there are survivors,” the airline’s spokesperson Sudarshan Bartaula advised information company AFP.

The aircraft caught fireplace because it crashed, and rescue employees have been making an attempt to place it off, a neighborhood official was quoted as saying.

Rescue efforts are nonetheless on.