KATHMANDU—At least one person died and more than two dozen houses were damaged in a remote Nepalese district after an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck the Himalayan nation on Tuesday, officials said, as tremors were felt as far as India’s capital New Delhi. Military and police teams have been rushed to the affected area in…
Earthquake in Nepal Kills at Least 1, Sends Tremors as Far as New Delhi
State Department Says Americans Among Those Killed in Nepal Plane Crash
The U.S. Department of State announced on Wednesday that two Americans and two permanent residents living in the United States were among those killed when a plane crashed on Jan. 15 into a river gorge in the city of Pokhara, Nepal. “We are deeply saddened to hear of the tragic Yeti Airlines crash over the weekend,…
Nepal Crash: Airport Had No Instrument Landing System
NEW DELHI—The newly opened airport in Nepal where a Yeti Airlines plane was attempting to land when it crashed over the weekend, killing all 72 on board, did not have a functioning instrument landing system that guides planes to the runway, an official said Thursday. Aviation safety experts said it reflects the Himalayan country’s poor…
No Hope of Any Survivors in Nepal’s Deadliest Crash in 30 Years, Officials Say
KATHMANDU—Officials in Nepal said on Wednesday there was no chance of finding any survivors of the country’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years, but workers will continue to search for the remains of the last missing passenger. Rescue teams used drones and rappelled down deep gorges on Tuesday to sift through the charred remains of…
Passenger’s Video Captures Last Moments Before Nepal Crash
NEW DELHI—Airplane passenger Sonu Jaiswal’s 90-second smartphone video began with the aircraft approaching the runway by flying over buildings and green fields over Pokhara, a Nepalese city in the foothills of the Himalayas. Everything looked normal as Jaiswal’s livestream on Facebook shifted from the picturesque views seen from the plane’s window to fellow passengers who…
Australian Man Killed in Deadly Nepalese Plan Crash
An Australian man has been identified among those who were killed in a fatal plane crash in Nepal. Tributes are flowing for 29-year-old Myron William Love from Sydney, who’s a casual teacher from Bronte and an avid surfer, cyclist, photographer and traveller. Nepalese airline Yeti Airlines plane crashed on Sunday en route to Pokhara, Nepal’s…
Australian Man Killed in Deadly Nepalese Plane Crash
An Australian man has been identified among those who were killed in a fatal plane crash in Nepal. Tributes are flowing for 29-year-old Myron William Love from Sydney, who’s a casual teacher from Bronte and an avid surfer, cyclist, photographer and traveller. Nepalese airline Yeti Airlines plane crashed on Sunday en route to Pokhara, Nepal’s…
2 People Still Missing After Nepal Plane Crash, 70 Confirmed Dead
None of the passengers on board the twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft that crashed in the city of Pokhara, Nepal, on Jan. 15 are likely to have survived, according to officials. In a phone interview with The Washington Post, Tek Bahadur K.C., chief district officer of Kaski District—which has Pokhara as its district headquarters—said that authorities in the area were “trying to recover four bodies…
A Pilot Couple Killed in Air Crashes in Nepal: 16 Years Apart
KATHMANDU—In 2010, Anju Khatiwada joined Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, following in the footsteps of her husband, a pilot who had died in a crash four years earlier when a small passenger plane he was flying for the domestic carrier went down minutes before landing. On Sunday, Khatiwada, 44, was the co-pilot on a Yeti Airlines flight…
Plane Crash Leaves at Least 68 Dead in Nepal: Officials
A plane crash killed at least 68 people after it went down while trying to land in the city of Pokhara on Sunday, officials said. In a news release, Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority said the aircraft last made contact with the airport from near Seti Gorge at 10:50 a.m. before crashing. The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft, operated by Nepal’s…
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