Sunday in Pokhara, Nepal, a Yeti Airlines ATR 72 aircraft crashed. Sunday morning, the aircraft reportedly flew from Kathmandu to Pokhara and crashed while landing at the Pokhara airport, according to first reports. 68 passengers and four crew members were on board.

At least 32 people were found dead when a Nepalese passenger plane carrying 72 people, including 10 foreigners, crashed into a river canyon on Sunday while attempting to land at the Pokhara airport, according to media sources. Eight remains have been retrieved.

According to Tek Bahadur KC, the Kaski district’s chief district officer, the aircraft crashed into the Seti river valley. The Himalayan Times newspaper quotes him as adding that rescue operations are now underway. Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ convened an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers in response to the accident.

The Yeti Airlines ATR-72 9N-ANC took off from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu at 10:33 a.m., according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN). Pokhara is an important tourist attraction in the Himalayan country.

Krishna Bhandari told Reuters, “We expect to recover more bodies.” The plane has shattered into fragments.

The aeroplane that crashed on the runway at the Pokhara airport in Nepal had 68 passengers on board, including 53 Nepalis, 5 Indians, 4 Russians, 1 Irishman, 2 Koreans, an Argentinian, and a Frenchman, according to the airport management.

Additionally, two infants were on board.

The Prime Minister of Nepal expressed his condolences for the loss of life in the plane crash and his sadness at the tragic accident involving the Yeti Airlines ANC ATR 72, which was carrying people between Kathmandu and Pokhara. The office of Nepal’s prime minister posted on Twitter, “I am profoundly saddened by the terrible crash of Yeti Airlines ANC ATR 72, which was carrying people from Kathmandu to Pokhara.” I earnestly request the security forces, the government agencies in Nepal, and the general public to initiate a rescue operation.”

According to a Nepal Airport official, there were five Indians, four Russians, one Irishman, and two South Koreans on board the wrecked Yeti Airlines flight.

“Their nationalities are unknown,” he stated. We’re attempting to confirm it. Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal convenes an emergency Cabinet meeting following a plane tragedy.

The airport is currently closed while rescue operations are in progress. The spokeswoman for Yeti Airlines, Sudarshan Bartaula, told The Kathmandu Post that there were 68 passengers and four staff members on board the plane that crashed between the old airport and the Pokhara International Airport.

Between the old and new Pokhara airports in central Nepal, the plane crashed.

Gurudutta Dhakal, a local authority, stated that the wreckage was ablaze and rescue teams were attempting to extinguish the flames.

“Responders have already arrived at the scene and are attempting to extinguish the blaze. “All agencies are currently concentrating on extinguishing the fire and rescuing the passengers,” Dhakal said. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the Yeti Airlines ATR-72 9N-ANC departed Kathmandu at 10:33 am.

The aeroplane fell into the Seti River while attempting to land at the Pokhara airport, between the old and new airports. According to the Republica newspaper, there were 68 passengers and four crew members.

Images and videos uploaded on Twitter depicted huge clouds of smoke emanating from the crash site.