By Prensa Latina,
Katmandu : A twin-engined helicopter of Yeti Airlines, a private Nepal company, crashed Wednesday killing 18, among them 16 foreigners, confirmed the authorities here.
The craft was covering the flight from Katmandu to Lukla when shortly before landing there was a sudden worsening of weather conditions and it hit the earth and caught fire.
The accident occurred at 07:30 local hour killing 14 Germans, 2 Australians, the Nepalese copilot and stewardess, while the pilot managed to survive the accident, reported the NepalNews.com service.
The authorities began to investigate the accident although it is evident that the weather conditions had much to do with it.