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| 'Tourists die' in Nepal air crash | 'Tourists die' in Nepal air crash |
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| Twelve German tourists were among 18 people killed when a passenger plane crashed in Nepal's Everest region. | Twelve German tourists were among 18 people killed when a passenger plane crashed in Nepal's Everest region. |
| A total of 14 foreigners are believed to have died, airport officials said. | A total of 14 foreigners are believed to have died, airport officials said. |
| Only one Nepalese passenger survived as the Yeti Airlines plane crashed during landing at Tenzing-Hillary airport in the eastern town of Lukla, they said. | Only one Nepalese passenger survived as the Yeti Airlines plane crashed during landing at Tenzing-Hillary airport in the eastern town of Lukla, they said. |
| Nestling on a mountainside at 9,380ft (2,860m), the airport is popular with mountaineers and trekkers heading for expeditions in the Himalayas. | |
| The plane reportedly caught fire after crash-landing and hitting the perimeter boundary at the airstrip. | |
| "Twelve German and two Swiss people were on the passenger manifest," airport official Mohan Adhikari told AFP. | "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 Lukla and the Nepalese capital Kathmandu. | |
| Lukla's runway is just 20m wide and is set on a slope, with a steep 700m drop at one end. |