'No one is listening to us,' families of Nepal plane crash victims say as they wait to receive bodies of loved ones
CTV
Grieving relatives of plane crash victims in Nepal were growing impatient as they waited for authorities to conduct autopsies and hand the bodies for cremation.
Grieving relatives of plane crash victims in Nepal were growing impatient as they waited for authorities to conduct autopsies and hand the bodies for cremation.
The Yeti Airlines flight with 72 aboard plummeted into a gorge on Sunday while on approach to the newly opened Pokhara International Airport in the foothills of the Himalayas. There were no survivors.
“It has been four days, but no one is listening to us,” a heart-broken Madan Kumar Jaiswal said on Wednesday, as he waited outside the Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine.
He said he wanted the post-mortem to be done quickly so that the families can receive the bodies of their loved ones.
“They are saying that they will do a DNA test. My daughter is dead,” said Ashok Rayamagi, father of another victim.
Authorities did not comment on the autopsies Wednesday but several of the bodies were reported to be badly burned.
Some aviation experts said footage from the ground of the plane's last moments indicated the aircraft went into a stall, although it's unclear why.
