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Yeti Airlines' plane burns as people stand around it at Lukla airport, about 40 miles (60 kilometers) from Mount1 Everest, Nepal, 08 Oct 2008 |
Airport officials in Nepal say the small private Twin Otter2 airplane was on a short half-hour flight Wednesday morning from the capital Kathmandu to Lukla town in eastern Nepal when it crashed while trying to land, and burst into flames.
All the passengers died. They included a dozen Germans, two Australians, and two Nepalese tourists. Two crew members were among those killed, but the pilot managed to get out.
Lukla is a small mountain town situated3 in the Himalayas at a height of more than 2,800 meters. It is known as the gateway4 to the Everest region, which is popular with trekkers heading for mountain expeditions in Nepal.
General Manager of Kathmandu airport, Mohan Adhikari, says bad weather probably led to the plane crash.
"The weather was a bit tricky5. In the morning it was all right, visibility was 5,000 meters, but later on it deteriorated6, and perhaps that weather could be the reason, I mean, the contributing factor for the accident," he said.
In clear weather, dozens of daily flights ply7 between Lukla and Kathmandu. The town's airport is a tiny one, situated on a sloping airstrip, and there is a steep drop of a few hundred meters at the end of the runway. Airport officials say it is among the most difficult ones in the world from which to take off and land.
Nepal is a popular destination for mountain trekkers from all over the world. This year around half a million tourists are expected to come into the country, for which tourism is the main revenue8 earner.
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mount
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n.山峰,乘用马,框,衬纸;vi.增长,骑上(马);vt.提升,爬上,装备 | |
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situated
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adj.坐落在...的,处于某种境地的 | |
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gateway
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n.大门口,出入口,途径,方法 | |
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adj.狡猾的,奸诈的;(工作等)棘手的,微妙的 | |
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deteriorated
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v.(搬运工等)等候顾客,弯曲 | |
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n.总收入,财政收入,税收;税务局 | |
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