Deadly plane crashes are common in the mountains of Nepal According to Reuters

(Reuters) – Nepal’s mountainous region, where at least 64 people were killed on Sunday when a plane crashed in the tourist town of Pokhara, has a history of numerous deadly air crashes.

Here are details of plane and helicopter crashes this century in the Himalayan country, where several airlines fly to small airports in remote hills and mountains covered by clouds. covered and cut off with roads.

January 15, 2023

An ATR 72 twin-engine plane carrying 72 people, operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, crashed in Pokhara, killing at least 64 people.

May 29, 2022

16 Nepalese, four Indians and two Germans were killed on board the De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter plane that crashed 15 minutes after takeoff from Pokhara, 125 kilometers (80 miles) west of the capital. Kathmandu, on a Sunday morning.

FEBRUARY. 27, 2019

A helicopter crashed in bad weather in eastern Nepal, killing all seven people on board, including the tourism minister.

March 12, 2018

51 of the 71 people on board a Bangladeshi passenger plane were killed when it crashed in cloudy weather while landing at the hilly airport of the Nepali capital.

FEBRUARY. 26, 2016

Two people are believed to have died after a small plane crashed in the Kalikot district of western Nepal.

FEBRUARY. 24, 2016

A small plane crashed in bad weather, killing all 23 people on board. The Twin Otter aircraft, operated by the private company Tara Air, was en route from Pokhara.

FEBRUARY. 16, 2014

All 18 people on board the small plane that crashed in bad weather were killed.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

A small plane hit a bird and crashed shortly after taking off from Kathmandu, killing 19 people, including seven British and five Chinese passengers.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

A small plane carrying foreign tourists to see Mount Everest has crashed in bad weather near the capital Kathmandu, killing all 19 people on board.

DECEMBER. 16, 2010

A small plane has crashed in the Himalayan foothills in remote eastern Nepal, killing all 22 people on board.

AUGUST 24, 2010

Fourteen people – including four Americans, one Japanese and one British – were killed when their small plane crashed in bad weather in Nepal.

OCTOBER 8, 2008

A small private jet has crashed in the remote mountains of northeastern Nepal, killing at least 18 people, mostly foreigners.

MARCH 4, 2008

Four UN weapons monitors were among at least 10 people killed in a helicopter crash in Nepal.

JUNE 21, 2006

A Twin Otter passenger plane operated by a private Nepalese airline crashed minutes before landing in the western part of the country, killing all nine people on board.

May 25, 2004

A small cargo plane has crashed in the mountains of Everest, killing three crew members.

August 22, 2002

A plane carrying foreign tourists crashed into a mountain in bad weather in Nepal, killing all 18 people on board.

JULY 27, 2000

A Twin Otter passenger plane crashed in western Nepal on Thursday, killing all 25 people on board.