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Jan 16, 2023, 6 tweets

Nepal observes a day of mourning for the victims of the nation's deadliest aviation disaster in three decades, with 67 people confirmed killed in the plane crash.

Soldiers worked late into the night to retrieve bodies from the crash site

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#BREAKING Hopes of finding survivors in Nepal plane crash 'nil', says official

#UPDATE Hopes of finding any survivors after a plane crashed in Nepal are now "nil".

"We have collected 68 bodies so far. We are searching for four more bodies... We pray for a miracle. But, the hope of finding anyone alive is nil," says chief district officer Tek Bahadur KC

Nepali rescue workers continue to scour a debris-strewn ravine for more bodies from the mangled wreckage of a plane with 72 people on board, with hopes of any survivors now "nil", according to officials

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VIDEO: Rescue workers search through the wreckage of a plane that crashed in Nepal with 72 people on board and retrieve the bodies of victims. At least 67 people were confirmed dead in the incident, police said, in the Himalayan country's worst aviation disaster in three decades

VIDEO: 🇳🇵 Families of Nepal plane crash victims await release of bodies

Rescue workers scoured a ravine on Monday for three missing bodies from the wreckage of a plane that crashed with 72 people on board, with hopes of any survivors now "nil", according to authorities #Pokhara

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