Nepal: 50 ofiar katastrofy samolotu [GALERIA]

Co najmniej 50 osób zginęło, a 23 zostało ranne w katastrofie banglijskiego samolotu pasażerskiego, który rozbił się podczas lądowania na lotnisku w stolicy Nepalu, Katmandu – poinformował rzecznik wojska Nepalu. Na pokładzie było 71 osób.

Jak poinformował rzecznik prasowy linii lotniczych US-Bangla, samolotem podróżowało 32 pasażerów z Bangladeszu, 33 z Nepalu, jeden z Chin i jeden z Malediwów. Według dyrektora lotniska w Katmandu pilot przed lądowaniem kontaktował się z wieżą kontrolną i poinformował, że poleci w kierunku północnym. Zapytany przez kontrolera, czy wystąpił problem, odpowiedział przecząco.

„Samolot mógł wylądować z południowej strony pasa startowego, ale wylądował z północnej. Musimy ustalić powód niezwykłego lądowania” – powiedział cytowany przez „Kathmandu Post” dyrektor generalny Urzędu Lotnictwa Cywilnego w Nepalu Sanjiv Gautam. Według świadków obecnych na miejscu zdarzenia samolot uderzył w ziemię, a następnie zapalił się.

Premier Nepalu Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli złożył kondolencje rodzinom ofiar i zapowiedział dochodzenie w sprawie katastrofy. Samolot Bombardier Dash Q-400 leciał ze stolicy Bangladeszu, Dhaki. Jeszcze większa tragedia miała miejsce w 1992 roku. Wtedy samolot tajlandzkich linii lotniczych rozbił się podczas próby lądowania w Katmandu; śmierć poniosło wszystkich 113 znajdujących się na pokładzie. Zdjęcia: Narendra Shrestha, PAP/EPA.

epaselect epa06597842 A picture taken with a phone shows a rescue teams next to a wreckage of a plane that crashed at the main airport Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. According to reports, Bangladeshi US-Bangla plane had crashed while landing at the airport with 71 passengers and crew onboard. The casualties are yet unknown. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06598026 Rescue teams next to a wreckage of a plane that crashed at the main airport Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. According to reports, Bangladeshi US-Bangla plane had crashed while landing at the airport with 71 passengers and crew onboard. According to Nepalese officials at least 38 people have been killed, 23 injured and 10 unaccounted in the crash. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06598079 Dead bodies recovered from the wreckage of a plane that crashed at the main airport Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. According to reports, Bangladeshi US-Bangla plane had crashed while landing at the airport with 71 passengers and crew onboard. According to Nepalese officials at least 38 people have been killed, 23 injured and 10 unaccounted in the crash. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA ATTENTION: GRAPHIC CONTENT Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06598082 Wheels of a wreckage of a plane that crashed at the main airport Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. According to reports, Bangladeshi US-Bangla plane had crashed while landing at the airport with 71 passengers and crew onboard. According to Nepalese officials at least 38 people have been killed, 23 injured and 10 unaccounted in the crash. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epaselect epa06598092 Rescue teams search for people in the wreckage of a plane that crashed at the main airport Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. According to reports, Bangladeshi US-Bangla plane had crashed while landing at the airport with 71 passengers and crew onboard. According to Nepalese officials at least 38 people have been killed, 23 injured and 10 unaccounted in the crash. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06598092 Rescue teams search for people in the wreckage of a plane that crashed at the main airport Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. According to reports, Bangladeshi US-Bangla plane had crashed while landing at the airport with 71 passengers and crew onboard. According to Nepalese officials at least 38 people have been killed, 23 injured and 10 unaccounted in the crash. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06598093 Rescue teams carry a victim from the wreckage of a plane that crashed at the main airport Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. According to reports, Bangladeshi US-Bangla plane had crashed while landing at the airport with 71 passengers and crew onboard. According to Nepalese officials at least 38 people have been killed, 23 injured and 10 unaccounted in the crash. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA ATTENTION: GRAPHIC CONTENT Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06598096 The wreckage of a plane that crashed at the main airport Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. According to reports, Bangladeshi US-Bangla plane had crashed while landing at the airport with 71 passengers and crew onboard. According to Nepalese officials at least 38 people have been killed, 23 injured and 10 unaccounted in the crash. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06598097 Rescue teams next to a wreckage of a plane that crashed at the main airport Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. According to reports, Bangladeshi US-Bangla plane had crashed while landing at the airport with 71 passengers and crew onboard. According to Nepalese officials at least 38 people have been killed, 23 injured and 10 unaccounted in the crash. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06598132 Belongings of passengers at the site of the plane crash at the main airport Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. According to reports, Bangladeshi US-Bangla plane had crashed while landing at the airport with 71 passengers and crew onboard. According to Nepalese officials at least 40 people have been killed and at least 22 survived the crash. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06598140 A view on the plane crash site from outside the airport in Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. According to reports, Bangladeshi US-Bangla plane had crashed while landing at the airport with 71 passengers and crew onboard. According to Nepalese officials at least 40 people have been killed and at least 22 survived the crash. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06598141 Nepalese police inspect the site of the plane crash at the airport in Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. According to reports, Bangladeshi US-Bangla plane had crashed while landing at the airport with 71 passengers and crew onboard. According to Nepalese officials at least 40 people have been killed and at least 22 survived the crash. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06598408 Family members of plane crash victims mourn at the hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. According to reports, Bangladeshi US-Bangla plane had crashed while landing at the airport with 71 passengers and crew onboard. According to Nepalese officials at least 40 people have been killed and at least 22 survived the crash. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06598409 Family members of plane crash victims mourn at the hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. According to reports, Bangladeshi US-Bangla plane had crashed while landing at the airport with 71 passengers and crew onboard. According to Nepalese officials at least 40 people have been killed and at least 22 survived the crash. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

epa06598410 Family members of plane crash victims mourn at the hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12 March 2018. According to reports, Bangladeshi US-Bangla plane had crashed while landing at the airport with 71 passengers and crew onboard. According to Nepalese officials at least 40 people have been killed and at least 22 survived the crash. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA Dostawca: PAP/EPA.