At least 50 dead in Nepal's worst plane crash in decades

A Bangladeshi airliner crashed after making an unexpected turn in cloudy weather as it came in to land at the airport in Nepal's capital, killing at least 50 people, officials said.

Rescue teams next to a wreckage of a plane that crashed at the main airport Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. According to reports, Bangladeshi US-Bangla plane had crashed while landing at the airport with 71 passengers a

Rescue teams next to a wreckage of a plane that crashed at the main airport Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. Source: EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA

Published 13 March 2018 10:29am

Updated 13 March 2018 1:40pm

By Janice Lam

Source: AFP

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At least 50 dead in Nepal's worst plane crash in decades

A Bangladeshi airliner crashed after making an unexpected turn in cloudy weather as it came in to land at the airport in Nepal's capital, killing at least 50 people, officials said.

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