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According to the Kathmandu Post, Sudashan Baltola, a spokesman for Yeti Airlines, said that efforts were being made to put out the fire caused by the plane crash.

The government authorities said that they had mobilized rescue workers to the scene of the incident for rescue. The specific casualties are still waiting for further confirmation. The cause of the accident is still unclear.

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Witness: The plane dropped sharply, and smoke came out.

It is reported that a witness near the airport said that he saw a plane flying from an unusual direction. The plane made an unusual noise.

He pointed out that in the past, more than 90% of flights from Kathmandu to Boccara were direct flights and there was no need for connecting flights. But the plane seems to be trying to land from a completely different direction.

Before the plane arrived at the airport, witnesses suddenly saw smoke coming out. "I don't know what technical failure appeared on the plane. But it must have crashed while trying to make a sharp turn in a narrow place. The plane seems to have crashed at a distance of 1.5 km from the airport. "

He said that he was shocked to see the plane drop sharply.

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According to the data, Nepali Snowman Airlines was established and operated in 1998, headquartered in Kathmandu, and mainly engaged in domestic routes in Nepal. The company and its affiliated Tara Airlines currently occupy about half of Nepal's domestic airline market.

In the past 30 years, there have been nearly 30 fatal air crashes in Nepal. The most recent one was an air crash in May 2022, in which 22 people were killed.

On March 2nd, 20 18, a passenger plane flying from Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital, to Kathmandu, the Nepalese capital, crashed while landing at tribhuvan international airport, Kathmandu, killing 5/kloc-0 people, including a citizen of China.

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Foreign media: The crashed passenger plane came from India, Russia, Ireland, South Korea, Australia, France and Argentina.

Reuters just reported that Nepalese airport officials said that there were five Indians, four Russians, 1 Irish, two Koreans, 1 Australian, 1 French and 1 Argentine on the plane.

According to previous media reports, Sudashan Baltora, spokesman of Nepal Yeti Airlines, said that a passenger plane of Nepal Yeti Airlines crashed in Boquera on June 5438+05, with 72 people on board, including 10 foreigners.

The Kathmandu Post reported earlier that a Nepali Yeti Airlines passenger plane flying from Kathmandu to Boquera crashed near Boquera airport with 68 passengers and four crew members on board. Pictures and videos circulating on social media platforms show that smoke emerged from the crash site and rescue teams have rushed to the crash site to carry out rescue.

Embassy of China in Nepal: No China people rushed to the scene of the accident.

The staff of the Embassy of China in Nepal told the Red Star reporter that as of 12: 40 local time, it was initially known that no China people were found in the accident. According to the Southern Metropolis Daily, the reporter learned from the Embassy of China in Nepal that there is no news of China citizens' casualties.