<p>Rescue and search operation in the Nepal plane crash that killed 68 people on Sunday has been halted and will resume on Monday to find the remaining bodies trapped in a deep river gorge surrounded by steep cliffs.</p>.<p>At least 68 people were killed when Yeti Airlines' 9N-ANC ATR-72 aircraft with 72 people onboard. 68 passengers and four crew members, including five Indians, crashed on the bank of the Seti River in central Nepal's resort city of Pokhara.</p>.<p>The plane fell into the Seti River gorge. The 300-metre-deep gorge is considered dangerous for venturing because of the steep cliffs on its both sides. The river that flows deep down the gorge is not easily visible from above.</p>.<p>At least 32 bodies have been recovered from the wreckage site. According to officials, the rescue and search operation has been halted for Sunday and will resume on Monday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/four-of-five-indians-who-died-in-plane-crash-in-nepal-were-planning-to-visit-pokhara-for-paragliding-activities-1181298.html" target="_blank">Four of five Indians who died in plane crash in Nepal were planning to visit Pokhara for paragliding activities</a></strong></p>.<p>Identification of the bodies of those who died in the crash will start only after all the bodies have been collected, <em>My Republica</em> website reported.</p>.<p>All flights regular scheduled for Monday have been cancelled.</p>.<p>According to the airlines, only emergency and rescue flights will operate on Monday.</p>.<p>“In mourning for the passengers who lost their lives in the accident of Yeti Airlines 9N-ANC ATR-72 500, we would like to inform you that all regular flights of Yeti Airlines for 16th January 2023 have been cancelled. However, emergency and rescue flights will resume,” Yeti Airlines tweeted.</p>.<p>Nepal, home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountains, including Mount Everest, has a history of air crashes. According to the Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety, there have been 42 fatal plane crashes in Nepal since 1946.</p>.<p>Sunday's crash is Nepal's deadliest since 1992, when all 167 people aboard a Pakistan International Airlines plane were killed when it crashed into a hill as it tried to land in Kathmandu.</p>
<p>Rescue and search operation in the Nepal plane crash that killed 68 people on Sunday has been halted and will resume on Monday to find the remaining bodies trapped in a deep river gorge surrounded by steep cliffs.</p>.<p>At least 68 people were killed when Yeti Airlines' 9N-ANC ATR-72 aircraft with 72 people onboard. 68 passengers and four crew members, including five Indians, crashed on the bank of the Seti River in central Nepal's resort city of Pokhara.</p>.<p>The plane fell into the Seti River gorge. The 300-metre-deep gorge is considered dangerous for venturing because of the steep cliffs on its both sides. The river that flows deep down the gorge is not easily visible from above.</p>.<p>At least 32 bodies have been recovered from the wreckage site. According to officials, the rescue and search operation has been halted for Sunday and will resume on Monday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/four-of-five-indians-who-died-in-plane-crash-in-nepal-were-planning-to-visit-pokhara-for-paragliding-activities-1181298.html" target="_blank">Four of five Indians who died in plane crash in Nepal were planning to visit Pokhara for paragliding activities</a></strong></p>.<p>Identification of the bodies of those who died in the crash will start only after all the bodies have been collected, <em>My Republica</em> website reported.</p>.<p>All flights regular scheduled for Monday have been cancelled.</p>.<p>According to the airlines, only emergency and rescue flights will operate on Monday.</p>.<p>“In mourning for the passengers who lost their lives in the accident of Yeti Airlines 9N-ANC ATR-72 500, we would like to inform you that all regular flights of Yeti Airlines for 16th January 2023 have been cancelled. However, emergency and rescue flights will resume,” Yeti Airlines tweeted.</p>.<p>Nepal, home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountains, including Mount Everest, has a history of air crashes. According to the Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety, there have been 42 fatal plane crashes in Nepal since 1946.</p>.<p>Sunday's crash is Nepal's deadliest since 1992, when all 167 people aboard a Pakistan International Airlines plane were killed when it crashed into a hill as it tried to land in Kathmandu.</p>