at pokhara airport. from kathmandu, our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report. footage thought to show the final moments of yeti airlines flight 691. first, you see the plane veer off course. then you hear it. thunderous roar a raging inferno. the twin engine plane crashed into a gorge, close to the tourist town of pokhara, minutes before it was due to land at the recently opened airport there. translation: we heard a loud, thunderous crash and raised our| heads to see what had happened. we saw a lot of smoke and realised it was a plane crash and we rushed to the site. chaos and confusion, as some sprayed water to douse the flames. but efforts to save the 72 on board were in vain. as the day drew on, a grim sight. bodies pulled from below in red
footage thought to show the final moments of yeti airlines flight 691. first, you see the plane veer off course. then you hear it. thunderous roar a raging inferno. the twin engine plane crashed into a gorge, close to the tourist town of pokhara, minutes before it was due to land at the recently opened airport there. translation: we heard a loud, thunderous crash and raised our| heads to see what had happened. we saw a lot of smoke and realised it was a plane crash and we rushed to the site. chaos and confusion, as some sprayed water to douse the flames. but efforts to save the 72 on board were in vain. as the day drew on, a grim sight. bodies pulled from below in red and black plastic bags, then carried to higher ground.
airlines flight 691. first, you see the plane veer off course. then you hear it. thunderous roar a raging inferno. the twin engine plane crashed into a gorge, close to the tourist town of pokhara, minutes before it was due to land at the recently opened airport there. translation: we heard a loud, thunderous crash and raised our| heads to see what had happened. we saw a lot of smoke and realised it was a plane crash and we rushed to the site. chaos and confusion, as some sprayed water to douse the flames. but efforts to save the 72 on board were in vain. as the day drew on, a grim sight. bodies pulled from below in red and black plastic bags, then carried to higher ground. translation: security
rajini vaidyanathan, reports. footage thought to show the final moments of yeti airlines flight 691. first, you see the plane veer off course. then you hear it. a raging inferno. the twin engine plane crashed into a gorge close to the tourist town of pokhara minutes before it was due to land at the recently opened airport there. translation: we heard a loud, i thunderous crash and raced outside to see what had happened. we saw a lot of smoke and realised it was a plane crash and we rushed to the site. chaos and confusion as some sprayed water to douse the flames. but efforts to save the 72 on board were in vain. translation: security agencies have to accept this challenge.
at least 68 people died when a yeti airlines flight from the capital kathmandu, to the tourist town of pokhara crashed close to the runway yesterday. 0ur south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, reports. footage thought to show the final moments of yeti airlines flight 691. first, you see the plane veer off course. then you hear it. a raging inferno. the twin engine plane crashed into a gorge close to the tourist town of pokhara minutes before it was due to land at the recently opened airport there. translation: we heard a loud, i thunderous crash and raced outside to see what had happened. we saw a lot of smoke and realised it was a plane crash and we rushed to the site. chaos and confusion as some sprayed water to douse the flames. but efforts to save the 72 on board were in vain.