Plane carrying 72 people crashes in central Nepal, at least 68 dead

A Yeti Airlines passenger plane carrying 72 people, including 15 foreigners, crashed near an international airport in Pokhara in central Nepal on Sunday morning, killing at least 68, the country's Civil Aviation Authority said.The ATR 72 turboprop was flying from the capital Kathmandu to Pokhara with 68 passengers and four crew members on board when it crashed into a gorge of the Seti River, spokesman Gyanendra Bhul said."The plane caught fire after crashing," Bhul said. It took fire engines over three hours to douse the fire.Of the 15 foreigners on board flight YT691, five were Indians, fo…READ FULL ARTICLE