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Plane crashes in Nepal, all but pilot dead

KATHMANDU — A passenger plane crashed on takeoff in Kathmandu on Wednesday, with the pilot rescued from the flaming wreckage but all 18 others aboard killed, police in the Nepali capital told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Nepal has a woeful track record on aviation safety, and the Himalayan republic has seen a spate of deadly light plane and helicopter crashes over the decades.

FINAL FLIGHT Officials examine a burned Saurya Airlines plane that crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, on July 24, 2024. AFP PHOTO