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Kathmandu airport crash: At least 38 dead as US-Bangla plane veers off runway | |
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A plane carrying 71 passengers and crew has crashed on landing at Nepal's Kathmandu airport, killing at least 38 people. At least 17 survived. | |
Rescuers pulled bodies from the charred wreckage of the plane, operated by Bangladeshi airline US-Bangla, after a raging fire was put out. | |
Flight BS211 veered off the runway while landing on Monday afternoon. | |
All flights in and out of Tribhuvan International Airport have been cancelled, according to local media. | All flights in and out of Tribhuvan International Airport have been cancelled, according to local media. |
The plane was identified in local media as S2-AGU, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprop, but this has not been officially confirmed. | The plane was identified in local media as S2-AGU, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprop, but this has not been officially confirmed. |
The flight landed at at 14:20 local time (08:35 GMT), according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24. | The flight landed at at 14:20 local time (08:35 GMT), according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24. |
What do we know of the casualties? | |
The plane was carrying 67 passengers and four crew. | |
Police told the Associated Press news agency at least 38 people had been killed and 23 injured, while 10 people were not accounted for. | |
However, an army spokesman told Reuters at least 50 people had died. | |
Earlier reports spoke of 17 survivors being rushed to hospital. | |
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