Plane Crash in Nepal Leaves at Least 68 Dead: Officials

Rescue teams work to retrieve bodies at the crash site of an aircraft carrying 72 people in Pokhara in western Nepal on Jan. 15, 2023. Bijay Neupane/Handout via Reuters

At least 68 people were killed in Nepal when a plane crashed into a river gorge in the city of Pokhara on Jan. 15, officials said.

The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft, operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, was flying to Pokhara from the capital, Kathmandu, a 27-minute flight.