Nepal plane crash near the school caused 14 deaths (Figure)
passenger plane on the 24th of Nepal in Kathmandu about 24 km south of the crash, 14 passengers and crew were all killed.
passenger plane crashed near the school
this aircraft Dornier -288 type aircraft belonging to Nepal, Agni Air, 24, originally scheduled to fly in the Mount Everest from the Kathmandu area Lukela Airport.
However, the aircraft arrived Dalukela airport due to bad weather landing can not be forced to return to Kathmandu. Return journey, when the plane crashed outside fly to Kathmandu.
Lukela airport, about 2800 meters above sea level, 550 meters long runway, a certain slope. This track is the world's one of the most difficult runways to land.
this airport is the starting point to the Everest base camp, every year thousands of tourists go there, enjoy views of the Himalayas.
local villagers told AFP they saw the plane crashed into an area near the school after the breakup. "Full of the wreckage, you can see the dead body," villager 普拉塔普拉 Ma said.
time of the incident to bad weather
Nepal's Interior Ministry said the exact cause of the crash is unclear. Some media analysis, in the rainy season in Nepal recently, Lianriyinyu fog, bad weather caused the crash.
Kathmandu airport, "Rescue Coordination Center" to the Japanese Kyodo news agency confirmed that 14 passengers and crew were all killed.
"a rescue helicopter had reached the crash site." "Rescue Coordination Center" official 比马莱什卡 Bernard said, "14 passengers and crew were all killed."
according to Kyodo news agency saying 14 dead, including five Nepalese passengers, three Nepalese crew members, four American passengers, a Japanese passenger and one Irish passengers.
4 Americans were 伊琳娜舍克 Herz, 列夫兹卡多索, Xisexinqi and K · Fallon, are all female; Japanese victims named Hayashi Yoshiki (transliteration), 19 years old; Irish victims named 杰里米泰勒.
Lukela region air disaster occurred in 2008. At that time, a "twin otter" aircraft crashed in the region, 18 people were killed, including 12 Germans.
Jiang Xiao Cong (Xinhua Zhuangao)
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rainy season affect the rescue
Nepal Ministry of Interior spokesman 贾亚穆昆达* Canal told AFP, after-care team has been dispatched to the incident area.
"security personnel are to the incident area," Canal said, "This area is located in the remote, they have not arrived at the crash site."
as poor visibility, military helicopter to the crash site difficult. In addition, Nepal rainy season, landslides are common, but also to the rehabilitation team to enter the incident area by land added to obstacles. Take the rescue helicopter arrived on the scene in advance of the rescue workers are standing waiting for the bodies of the victims as soon as possible back to Kathmandu. (Jiang Cong Xiao)
