A passenger plane with 68 passengers and several crew members on board crashed in the Nepalese city of Pokhara. Around 300 police officers and additional members of the army are on site for rescue work, said a police spokesman for the German Press Agency on Sunday. The local Yeti Airlines plane crashed on Sunday morning on the route between the capital Kathmandu and Pokhara shortly before landing.
Videos and photos on social media showed plumes of smoke and fire at the alleged crash site. Further details, such as possible victims or the cause of the crash, were not initially known. Pokhara is about 200 kilometers northwest of Kathmandu and is the starting point for numerous trekking tours in the Himalayas, including the Annapurna circuit.
The Annapurna massif is a popular trekking region in the country. There have been several plane crashes in the mountainous region. Last year, 22 people died in a crash on the Pokhar Jomsom flight route, including 2 Hessians.