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Nepal Army on Monday stated they have not saved anyone alive from the website of the plane crash that happened on Sunday in the main resort city of Pokhara.
We have not saved anybody alive from the crash site, stated Nepal Army Spokesperson Krishna Prasad Bhandari.A Yeti Airlines passenger aircraft crashed into a river canyon while landing at the newly-opened airport in Nepals Pokhara.
72 people, consisting of 5 Indians, on board, are feared to be dead.Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has actually called an emergency conference of the Council of Ministers following Sundays airplane crash in Pokhara.A twin-engine turboprop ATR 72 plane crashed en path from the Nepali capital of Kathmandu to Pokhara.
The Nepalese authorities have entrusted a special commission with examining the causes of the crash.
A report is expected in 45 days.Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed sorrow and prayed for the bereaved households of the Nepal airplane crash.
Pained by the tragic air crash in Nepal in which precious lives have actually been lost, consisting of Indian nationals.
In this hour of grief, my ideas and prayers are with the bereaved families, PM Modi tweeted.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar likewise expressed grief over the event and extended his condolences to the victims.
Deeply grieved on becoming aware of the air crash in Pokhara, Nepal.
Our thoughts are with the afflicted households, he tweeted.In a statement provided previously on Sunday, Nepals Civil Aviation Authority stated the flight carried 68 passengers consisted of, five Indians, 4 Russians, and one Irish national.Source - NDTV .- Agencies





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