At least 16 people are dead after an aircraft carrying 72 passengers crashed in Pokhara in central Nepal, in the Himalayan country&s worst crash in more than 30 years.Hundreds of rescue workers are scouring the hillside crash site, with state television reporting that a number of bodies have been recovered.&We expect to recover more bodies,& army spokesperson Krishna Bhandari told Reuters.

&The plane has broken into pieces.&The Yeti Airlines twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft had 72 people on board, including two infants, four crew members and 10 foreign nationals, airline spokesperson Sudarshan Bartaula said.&We don&t know their nationalities,& he said.

&We are trying to ascertain it.&Local television showed thick black smoke billowing from the crash site as rescue workers and crowds of people gathered around the wreckage, ABC reported.Nepal&s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has called an emergency cabinet meeting after the plane crash, a government statement said.The plane was 15 years old, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24.Air accidents are not uncommon in Nepal, home to eight of the world&s 14 highest mountains, including Everest, as the weather can change suddenly and make for hazardous conditions.The post At least 16 killed in Nepal plane crash first appeared on Ariana News.