Rescuers recover 68 bodies as officials say cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder found
Meanwhile, searchers on Monday found both the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the flight, officials said. The data on the recorders may help investigators determine what caused the incident.
Both recorders were in good shape and would be sent for analysis based on the recommendation of the manufacturer, Teknath Sitaula, an official at the Kathmandu airport, told Reuters on Monday.The plane, on a scheduled flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara, was carrying 57 Nepalis, five Indians, four Russians, two South Koreans, and one person each from Argentina, Ireland, Australia and France.
Pokhara police official Ajay KC said the search-and-rescue operation, which stopped because of darkness on Sunday, had resumed. “We will take out the five bodies from the gorge and search for the remaining four that are still missing,” he told Reuters.Eyewitness footage shows the final moment of an aircraft of domestic carrier Yeti Airlines as it crashed in Pokhara in Nepal.
Nepal has declared a day of national mourning on Monday and set up a panel to investigate the disaster and suggest measures to avoid such incidents in future.Nearly 350 people have died since 2000 in plane or helicopter crashes in Nepal – home to eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains, including Everest – where sudden weather changes can make for hazardous conditions. – Reuters
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