Nepalese authorities have raised to 70 the number of people killed in the crash of a Yeti Airlines plane that crashed on Sunday in the Nepalese city of Pokhara, while the process of handing over the mortal remains of the victims to their families has begun.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has indicated on its account on the social network Twitter that «70 of the 72 bodies have been recovered» and has indicated that 22 corpses have been handed over to relatives in Pokhara.
It has also detailed that «25 bodies have been transferred to Kathmandu and 23 are being transferred to Kathmandu by the Nepal Army for post mortem analysis at the University Hospital».
The plane had left Kathmandu at 10.33 (local time) and, for unknown reasons, crashed during its approach maneuver to Pokhara International Airport in the Seti River Valley. The authorities rule out the possibility of there being any survivors among the people on board – 68 passengers and four crew members.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
