Pictures: Aftermath of horrific Nepal plane crash

There were 72 people on the twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft operated by Nepal's Yeti Airlines

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At least 68 people were killed on Sunday when a domestic flight crashed in Pokhara in Nepal, a Nepal aviation authority official said, in the small Himalayan country's worst crash in nearly five years.
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Hundreds of rescue workers continued to scour the hillside site where the plane of domestic carrier Yeti Airlines, flying from the capital Kathmandu, went down.
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"Rescue operations are on," said Jagannath Niroula, spokesman for Nepal civil aviation authority.
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Local television showed thick black smoke billowing from the crash site as rescue workers and crowds of people gathered around the wreckage of the aircraft.
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There were 72 people on the twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft operated by Yeti on Sunday, including two infants and four crew members, said airline spokesman Sudarshan Bartaula.
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Rescuers inspect the site of a plane crash in Pokhara.
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The plane was 15 years old, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24.
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Crowds gather at the crash site.
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Air accidents are not uncommon in Nepal, home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountains, including Everest, as the weather can change suddenly and make for hazardous conditions.
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Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has called an emergency cabinet meeting after the plane crash, a government statement said.
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