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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Gopal Sharma

No hope of any survivors in Nepal's deadliest crash in 30 years, officials say

A French investigating team investigates the wreckage of a Yeti Airlines operated aircraft, in Pokhara, Nepal January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Krishna Mani Baral

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 the Yeti Airlines ATR 72 turboprop, which was carrying 72 people when it crashed near the tourist city of Pokhara on Sunday morning.

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