18 dead in Nepal plane crash
18 passengers are feared dead after a plane crashed near mount Everest
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Wednesday, 08, Oct 2008 08:47
As many as 18 passengers are feared dead after a plane crash near Mount Everest in Nepal, according to government officials.
Up to 14 foreign nations, largely trekkers, are thought to be among those killed, with 12 Germans and two Australians feared dead.
Only one survivor has been rescued from the aircraft according to reports, aircraft captain Surendra Kunwar, a Nepalese national.
The plane, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operated by Yeti Airlines, came down near Lukla.
"One airline crew member survived and has been brought to a hospital in Kathmandu for treatment," home ministry spokesman Modraj Dottel said in a telephone interview with the Bloomberg news agency.
Speaking from the capital, he added: "Details of passengers on the aircraft are not yet available and we are trying to confirm if there were foreigners."