At Least 40 Dead in Nepal Plane Crash with Korean Passengers Onboard (Comprehensive)

72 Passengers and Crew Members Onboard: 68 Passengers and 4 Crew Members

An aircraft carrying 72 passengers, including Koreans, reportedly crashed in Nepal. Photo by AFP, Yonhap News Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] It has been reported that an aircraft carrying 72 people, including 2 Korean passengers, crashed in Nepal. At least 40 people are reported to have died in the accident.

On the 15th (local time), foreign media such as the Kathmandu Post and The Guyan reported that a Nepalese Yeti Airlines ATR72 aircraft heading from Kathmandu to western Pokhara crashed in Nepal's Kaski district that morning.

Sudarshan Bartula, spokesperson for Yeti Airlines, explained, "The aircraft had a total of 72 people on board, including 68 passengers and 4 crew members," adding, "Among them, 10 were foreigners and 2 were infants." He continued, "Passengers of Korean, Australian, French, Argentine, Indian, Russian, Irish, and Chinese nationalities were on board."

The British daily The Guardian quoted Krishna Bandari, spokesperson for the Nepalese military, saying, "At least 40 passengers lost their lives at the accident site," and "The aircraft was shattered, and more bodies are expected to be recovered."

Nepalese authorities have deployed rescue helicopters to the crash site, and hundreds of rescue workers are searching the mountainside crash area.

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