Nepal airplane crash: Woman took selfie prior to passing away along with 67 others

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    Nepal plane crash victim posted excited selfie before dying alongside 67 others

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    Tributes have actually flooded in for Elena Banduro, 33, who was ‘the brightest, kindest soul’ (Picture: east2west news/EPA)

    The very first victim of the terrible Nepal airplane crash that eliminated a minimum of 68 individuals has actually been imagined.

    Elena Banduro, 33, published a smiling selfie minutes prior to the airplane dropped into a canyon and burst into flames in Pokhara.

    The Russian travel blog writer excitedly informed her fans on social networks about her journey.

    Uploading a picture of herself on the airplane, she composed: ‘Go to Nepal!’

    From Moscow, Elena worked as a social networks supervisor and took a trip commonly.

    Tributes flooded in for her today on social networks, with one calling her ‘the brightest, kindest soul we knew’.

    Fifteen immigrants and 4 team members were amongst the 72 individuals on board the airplane, which was trying to land at a newly-opened airport.

    Rescuers combed the wreckage on the edge of the cliff and in the gorge listed below.

    Elena Banduro, 33, one of the victims of 15 Jan 2023 Yeti Airlines crash at Nepal international airport

    She published excitedly on social networks prior to losing her life in the crash (Picture: social media/e2w)

    Elena Banduro, 33, one of the victims of 15 Jan 2023 Yeti Airlines crash at Nepal international airport

    Elena worked as a social networks supervisor (Picture: social media/e2w)

    epa10406242 Rescue teams work at the wreckage of a Yeti Airlines ATR72 aircraft after it crashed in Pokhara, Nepal, 15 January 2023. A Yeti Airlines ATR72 aircraft with 68 passengers and four crew members aboard crashed into a gorge after takeoff from the Pokhara International Airport. According to officials from the Nepal Civil Aviation Authority, 40 bodies have been recovered so far. EPA/BIJAYA NEUPANE

    Rescue groups operate at the wreckage of a Yeti Airlines ATR72 airplane after it crashed in Pokhara (Picture: EPA)

    It’s presently uncertain what triggered the disaster– the nation’s most dangerous air travel mishap in 3 years.

    Three other Russians passed away on the 27- minute Yeti Airlines flight, called as Viktoria Altunina, Yuri Lugin and Viktor Lagin.

    This was verified by Russian ambassador to Nepal, Alexei Novikov, who stated authorities were supporting the households of the victims.

    Other immigrants onboard consisted of 5 Indians, 4 Russians, 2 South Koreans, and one each from Ireland, Australia, Argentina and France.

    Local Bishnu Tiwari, who hurried to the crash website to assist the search, stated rescue efforts were obstructed since of thick smoke and a raving fire that swallowed up the airplane.

    ‘The flames were so hot that we couldn’ t go near the wreckage’, he stated.

    Another witness stated he saw the airplane spinning strongly in the air after it started to try a landing.

    Gaurav Gurung declared the airplane fell nose-first towards its left and after that crashed into the canyon.

    Rescuers gather at the site of a plane crash in Pokhara on January 15, 2023. - At least 67 people were confirmed dead on January 15 when a plane with 72 on board crashed in Nepal, police said, in the Himalayan country's deadliest aviation disaster in three decades. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)

    It is the Himalayan nation’s most dangerous air travel catastrophe in 3 years (Picture: AFP by means of Getty Images)

    Nepalese rescue workers and civilians gather around the wreckage of a passenger plane that crashed in Pokhara, Nepal, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Authorities in Nepal said 68 people have been confirmed dead after a regional passenger plane with 72 aboard crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in the resort town of Pokhara. It's the country's deadliest airplane accident in three decades. (AP Photo/Krishna Mani Baral)

    Locals signed up with rescue groups to assist however reports recommend they could not come up to the airplane as it had burst into flames (Picture: AP)

    Family members of the victims were seen looking troubled as they were accompanied within at Kathmandu airport, where the flight had actually started.

    The twin-engine ATR 72 airplane last reached the airport from near Seti Gorge at 10.50 am regional time, the air travel authority stated.

    Tek Bahadur KC, a senior administrative officer in the Kaski district, stated he anticipated rescue employees to discover more bodies at the bottom of the canyon.

    Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who hurried to the airport after the catastrophe, has actually verified an examination has actually been introduced.

    ‘The incident was tragic’, he stated. ‘The full force of the Nepali army, police has been deployed for rescue.’

    Nepal has an awful history of deadly airline company mishaps, with remote runways and unexpected weather condition modifications often producing dangerous conditions.

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