Committee to investigate plane crash in Nepal set up
(VOVWORLD) - A five-member committee has been formed to investigate the cause of the crash of a Nepalese Yeti Airlines plane that has killed all 72 people on board.
 At the site of the ATR 72 plane crash in Pokhara on January 15, 2023. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
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The committee must submit a report to the government within 45 days.
Rescue teams have recovered 68 bodies at the scene.
The plane crashed Sunday morning en route from the capital Kathmandu to Pokhara, Nepal’s second biggest city and a gateway to the Himalayas.
There were 68 passengers and 4 crew members on board, including 15 foreigners. This was the deadliest plane crash in Nepal since 1992.