At least 40 people died in the accident involving a Yeti Airlines ATR-72 aircraft in Nepal today: the aircraft, reports Nepal Live Today, crashed in Pokhara, in the Kaski district, about 200 km northwest of Kathmandu.
There are numerous wounded.
Recovery of the bodies is ongoing and more casualties are expected.
The causes of the accident are not known at the moment.
According to Asian media, the plane came from Kathmandu and crashed on landing between the old and new airport in Pokhara, central Nepal.
The aircraft caught fire and rescuers are trying to put out the flames, said a local official, Gurudutta Dhakal.
The Yeti Airlines ATR-72 aircraft with 72 people on board crashed in a built-up area between the old Pokhara airport and the city's new international airport, recently inaugurated.
The images of the disaster published by the Nepal Live Today website indeed show the disaster logo with several houses in the background.
Upon its impact on the ground, near the Seri River, the plane caught fire and other images and videos published by the Asian media show thick columns of smoke caused by parts of the aircraft on fire.
The death toll remains unchanged at 13.