Nepal: Flags half-mast and investigative committee formed after plane crash that killed 18 people

Rescue operations at the site of a plane crash at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, 24 July 2024.

Rescue operations at the site of a plane crash at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, 24 July 2024. Source: AAP / NARENDRA SHRESTHA/EPA

On Wednesday, 24 June 18 people lost their lives after a domestic flight crashed at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) told SBS Nepali that the flight which was carrying 19 people crashed shortly after take off. An investigative committee has been formed to look further into the incident.


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