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Nepal plane crash: Five Indians were on board...Hear from the frightened eye-witnesses!

By alagu, 15 January, 2023
Nepal, Plane crash, India

Five Indians were on board in the Nepalese Yeti Airlines plane that crashed on Sunday - January 15 and while the plane was carrying 72 people including the crew members, Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed that 68 people were died. The fate of five Indians is yet to be known as the efforts were taken to recover the bodies. 

The five Indians have been identified as Abhisekh Kushwaha, Bishal Sharma, Anil Kumar Rajbhar, Sonu Jaiswal, and Sanjaya Jaiswal. The plane was bound to Pokhara, which is a key tourist destination in Nepal. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, Yeti Airlines 9N-ANC ATR-72 aircraft took off from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport at 10.33 am on Sunday and crashed at the Pokhara Airport at around 11 am. 

The Indian Embassy in Nepal said, "An ATR-72 plane of Yeti Airlines crashed today near the Pokhara Airport while flying from Kathmandu. According to the info provided by Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, 5 Indians were travelling on this flight. Rescue operations are underway." The Indian mission has been in touch with the local authorities and is closely monitoring the situation. 

It has been reported that while attempting to land at the Pokhara Airport, the plane crashed on the bank of the Seti River between the old and the new airport. The plane was carrying 72 people including four crew members and at least 32 bodies have been recovered from the crash site. Following the crash, the Nepal government has formed a five-member commission of inquiry to probe the plane crash. 

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal called an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers and later, the government has declared a public holiday on January 16 to mourn the victims of the plane crash. Several eye-witnesses were frightened as they spoke about what had happened. Speaking to ANI, an eye-witness Deepak Sahi said, "We heard a loud sound and came rushing to the spot. There, we could spot a few injured people and dead bodies in the debris." 

Another eye-witness Mahmood Khan said, "We were in our houses when we heard a loud sound and saw a huge cloud or smoke. We rushed to the spot with our friends and made efforts to save the injured people." India's External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar took to Twitter and wrote, "Deeply grieved on hearing about the air crash in Pokhara, Nepal. Our thoughts are with the affected families." 

 

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