The Latest Breaking News from Nepal

Doomed plane passengers' final moments caught in Facebook live as Nepal crash kills 68

Minutes before the ill-fated Yeti Airlines plane crashed in Nepal's Pokhara, four of its passengers, all from Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh, India went live on Facebook to share their flight experience

Daily Mirror · Jan 16, 2023

Flight data, voice recorders retrieved from Nepal crash site

A spokesman for Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority says a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder have been retrieved from the site of the crash that killed at least 68.

WEKU · Jan 16, 2023

Nepal plane crash: last moments inside cabin caught on passenger’s Facebook live video

Harrowing footage shows passengers had no idea plane was in danger before crash

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023

Hopes of Survivors in Nepal Plane Crash 'Nil'

Nepali rescue workers scoured a debris-strewn ravine Monday for more bodies from the mangled wreckage of a plane with 72 people on board, with hopes of any survivors now "nil", according to officials. The Yeti Airlines ATR 72 plummeted into the steep gorge, smashed into pieces and burst into flames…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 16, 2023

Nepal plane crash: data recorders found as day of mourning begins

So-called ‘black boxes’ are in good condition, says official investigating deaths of at least 68 people when Yeti Airlines flight plummeted into a gorge

The Guardian - AU · Jan 16, 2023

Sydney teacher Myron William Love identified as Australian on board plane that crashed in Nepal

Myron William Love, from Sydney, is confirmed as the Australian man on board a Yeti Airlines plane that crashed during a flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara on Sunday, killing all passengers.

ABC News · Jan 16, 2023

Sydney man Myron Love named as one of 72 feared dead in Yeti Airlines plane crash in Nepal

Love’s family release statement saying he had ‘put so much into his short life that most of us couldn’t fit into our lifetime’

The Guardian - AU · Jan 16, 2023

Why does Nepal's aviation industry have safety issues? An expert explains

A Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 aircraft crashed in Pokhara in central Nepal on January 15 2023, killing at least 68 passengers on board. The aircraft was en route from Nepal’s capital Kathmandu to Pokhara, the country’s second largest city, situated under the picturesque Annapurna mountain range.

The Conversation · Jan 16, 2023

Nepal mourns plane crash deaths as hopes of finding survivors fade

Nepal observed a day of mourning on Monday for the victims of the nation's deadliest aviation disaster in three decades, with 68 people confirmed killed in the plane crash and hopes of finding survivors described as "nil".

France 24 · Jan 16, 2023

Nepal mourns after deadly plane crash kills at least 66

Nepal began a national day of mourning Monday as rescue workers resumed the search for six missing people a day after a plane to a tourist town crashed into a gorge while attempting to land at a newly opened airport, killing at least 66 of the 72 people aboard in…

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023