At least 40 people have died after a plane carrying 72 passengers crashed in Nepal
Rescuers were scouring the crash site near Pokhara International Airport on Sunday and expected to find more bodies, said Tek Bahadur KC, a senior administrative officer in Kaski district.The plane was carrying 68 passengers - including two infants - and four crew members, a spokesman for Yeti Airlines said.
Five of the passengers were Indian, four Russian and two South Korean. There was one passenger each from Ireland, Australia, France and Argentina.Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal called an emergency cabinet meeting following the incident and asked security personnel and locals to help with rescue efforts.
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