Katmandou, Europe Brief News – At least 68 people were proclaimed dead after Nepal ‘s worst air disaster in decades.
“We have collected 68 bodies so far. We are searching for four more bodies,” said Local official Tek Bahadur.
Searchers say they have given up hope of finding survivors. However the plane’s flight data and voice recorders had been found, he said.
There were 72 passengers and crew aboard the Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara which crashed on Sunday.
It is unclear what caused the crash.
It is the country’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years.
Mobile phone footage showed the Yeti Airlines flight rolling sharply as it approached the airport. It then hit the ground in the gorge of the Seti River, just over a kilometre from the airport.
There were 72 passengers and crew on board the flight.
On Monday some 300 rescuers resumed their search, combing through the charred wreckage.
The prime minister of Nepal has declared Monday a national day of mourning, and the government set up a panel to investigate the cause of the disaster.
Aviation accidents are not uncommon in Nepal, often due to its remote runways and sudden weather changes that can make for hazardous conditions.
