68 dead, 4 missing after plane crashes in Nepal resort town | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

POKHARA, Nepal--A plane making a 27-minute flight to a Nepal tourist town crashed into a gorge Sunday while attempting to land at a newly opened airport, killing at least 68 of the 72 people aboard. At least one witness reported hearing cries for help from within the fiery wreck, the country’s deadliest airplane accident in three decades.

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