Chinese envoy expresses grief over Pokhara plane crash

The newly appointed Chinese envoy to Nepal, Chen Song, has expressed grief over the plane crash of Yeti Airlines in Pokhara.

Ambassador Chen expressed his grief over the incident on Twitter and expressed his condolences to the deceased family.

“I am very saddened by the plane crash of Yeti Airlines in Pokhara. Our thoughts (sympathy) are with the Nepali people at this sad time. I would like to pay my respects to the dead and express my condolences to the bereaved families,” Ambassador Chen said on Twitter.

The aircraft, which was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 72 people, including four crew members, crashed near Pokhara Airport.