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Summary A small aircraft taking tourists on a sightseeing trip crashed in Nepal, killing 19 people on board.
The Buddha Air Beechcraft plane carrying 10 Indian passengers, three other foreign tourists, three locals and three Nepali crews crashed into a hillside in heavy rain and fog at Godavari, around 10 kilometres from Kathmandu.“All 19 people have died. The Buddha Air-103 was returning from a mountain flight when it crashed into Kotdada Hill,” said head of the rescue department Bimlesh Lal Karna .According to police, one person had initially survived the crash but had died in hospital, adding that the rescue efforts have been hampered by heavy rain.
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