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| Plane crash in Nepal 'kills 18' | Plane crash in Nepal 'kills 18' |
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| Eighteen people have died after a small passenger plane crashed in Nepal's Everest region, officials say. | Eighteen people have died after a small passenger plane crashed in Nepal's Everest region, officials say. |
| Twelve Germans were among 14 foreigners who died, and only one Nepalese passenger survived, the officials said. | |
| The Yeti Airlines plane crashed as it attempted to land at Tenzing-Hillary airport in the eastern Nepalese town of Lukla, they said. | |
| Tenzing-Hillary airport is popular with trekkers and mountaineers heading for expeditions in the Himalayas. | Tenzing-Hillary airport is popular with trekkers and mountaineers heading for expeditions in the Himalayas. |
| "Twelve German and two Swiss people were on the passenger manifest," airport official Mohan Adhikari told AFP. | |
| In fine weather, there are daily flights between Kathmandu and Lukla's airport, which nestles at 9,380 ft (2,860m). | |
| Its mountainside runway is just 20m wide and is set on a slope, with a steep 700m drop at one end. |