At least 32 people are reported to have died after a domestic plane carrying 68 passengers and 4 crew members crashed near Pokhara in central Nepal
At least 32 people have been killed in a plane crash in Pokhara, a resort town in central Nepal, according to officials.
"Responders have already reached there and trying to douse the fire. All agencies are now focused on first dousing the fire and rescuing the passengers," Dhakal said. Air traffic control lost contact with the twin-propeller Twin Otter shortly after it took off from Pokhara and headed for Jomsom, a popular trekking destination.
After that crash authorities tightened regulations, including that planes would only be cleared to fly only if there was favourable weather forecast throughout the route.
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