Woeful incident

The news of an aircraft with 72 people on board crashing in Nepal is so sad. An unfortunate incident has made everyone sorrowful (“Plane with 72 people on board crashes in Nepal,” Jan. 15, Gulf Today website).

The airline’s spokesman Sudarshan Bartaula said: “There are 68 passengers on board and four crew members... Rescue is under way, we don’t know right now if there are survivors.

“He said the plane crashed between the old and new Pokhara airports in central Nepal.”

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said the plane was flying from the capital, Kathmandu, to Pokhara in central Nepal, and urged security personnel and the general public to help with the rescue efforts. It’s laudable that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal urged security personnel and the general public to help with the rescue efforts.

I am sure the Nepal government will not leave a stone unturned in rescuing efforts and will provide needful assistance to the families of victims and survivors.

Habib Akram,
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