As the plane neared a recently constructed airfield in the tourist destination of Pokhara, Nepal, a 72-seater passenger plane operated by Yeti Airlines crashed.

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The plane accident in Nepal, the country's biggest aviation disaster in three decades, has so far claimed at least 68 lives.

Nepal Plane Crash: As the plane circles before landing, the video begins with images of people seated in the cabin and the city below as seen through the window.

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The twin-engine ATR 72 plane crashed while attempting to land at a recently opened airfield as it was travelling from Kathmandu to Pokhara, a vacation destination 200 kilometres to the west.

According to Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority, the aircraft was carrying 68 people, including 15 foreigners, along with four crew members.

Five Indians, four Russians, two South Koreans, one each from Ireland, Australia, Argentina, and France were among the outsiders.

Four of the five Indians travelled to Nepal on January 13 for vacation; they were from the Uttar Pradesh district of Ghazipur.

According to Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority, the weather had been clear, and it was not immediately clear what had caused the disaster.

In the meanwhile, Yeti Airlines has cancelled all scheduled flights for Monday in honour of the victims of the jet disaster.