- The process of identifying the victims has begun.
- Search for the four missing people will begin on Monday.
- 53 of the passengers and four flight crew members on board were Nepalis.
Nepal, Kathmandu – As search teams concluded for the day, 68 dead were recovered after a Yeti Airlines passenger plane crashed near Pokhara, Nepal, with 72 passengers on board.
Authorities said the harrowing process of identifying the victims had begun hours after the plane crashed in the Seti River Gorge on its route from Kathmandu to Pokhara on Sunday.
“The process of identifying the victims has begun,” Tek Prasad Rai, a spokesperson for the Nepal Police informed, “The rescue effort is going on and we, along with our team, have gathered the bodies”.
As of late Sunday, no survivors had been recovered, and officials said the search for the four missing people will begin on Monday.
According to the information given by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), 53 of the passengers and four flight crew members on board were Nepalis. There were five Indians, four Russians, two Koreans, one Irish person, one Australian, one Argentinian, and one French visitor on board.
The bodies have been sent to Gandaki Hospital for identification. Yeti Airlines has stated that after the bodies have been identified, they would be sent to families.
The cause of the collision was not immediately obvious. The government formed a committee to investigate the tragedy, and Monday was declared a public holiday to honor the victims.
Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal tweeted: “I am deeply saddened by the sad and tragic accident of Yeti Airlines ANC ATR 72 which was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with passengers.”
“I sincerely appeal to the security personnel, all agencies of the Nepal government, and the general public to start an effective rescue,” he added.
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