Wreckage of the US-Bangla aircraft is pictured as rescue workers operate at Tribhuvan International Airport, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 12, 2018. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
KATHMANDU: The US-Bangla aircraft bound for Kathmandu from Dhaka careened off the runway before killing at least 49 passengers after crashing onto a field at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, on Monday.
Here are some pictures of the incident taken by various photo journalists today.
Security personnel and fire fighters trying to douse fire at the wreakage of the US-Bangla aircraft which careened off the runway before crashing onto a field at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
Smoke rises following the crash of a Bangladeshi aircraft (in this picture obtained from social media), at Tribhuvan International Airport, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Smoke rises following the crash of a Bangladeshi aircraft at Tribhuvan International airport in Kathmandu, on March 12, 2018, in this picture obtained from social media. RUSHA GIRI/via REUTERS
The wreckage of US-Bangla BS-211 aircraft, in Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, on Monday, March 12, 2018.Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
Wreckage of an airplane is pictured as rescue workers operate at Tribhuvan International Airport,in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Fire fighters look on as bull dozer is used to recover bodies from the crashed aircraft of US-Bangla Airlines BS-211, in Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
Personal belongings of passengers who boarded US-Bangla flight BS-211 from Dhaka to Kathmandu, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
Wreckage of the airplane is pictured as rescue workers operate at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Wreckage of the US-Bangla aircraft is pictured as rescue workers operate at Tribhuvan International Airport, in Kathmandu, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Wreckage of the US-Bangla aircraft is pictured as rescue workers operate at Tribhuvan International Airport, in Kathmandu, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli entering Tribhuvan International Airport following the crash of a Bombardier aircraft of US-Bangla Airlines, in Kathmandu, on Monday, March 12, 2018.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli entering Tribhuvan International Airport following the crash of a Bombardier aircraft of US-Bangla Airlines, in Kathmandu, on Monday, March 12, 2018.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli (centre) taking stock of injured victims at Kathmandu Medical Collge (KMC) in Kathmandu, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: RSS
A wreckage of the US-Bangla airplane is seen at the crash site in Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters
A wreckage of the US-Bangla airplane is seen near the crash site at Tribhuvan International Airport, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Rescue workers operate at the wreckage of the US-Bangla airplane after it crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Officials check the belongings recovered from the cash site of the US-Bangla airplane at Tribhuvan International Airport, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Bodies of victims of US-Bangla plane crash are kept near the crash site before being transported to the hospital, at Tribhuvan International Airport, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters
The cockpit of crashed US-Bangla airplane lies on the crash site at Tribhuvan International Airport, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Rescue workers operate at the wreckage of the US-Bangla airplane after it crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Basanta Bohara (27), a survivor from the US-Bangla plane crash, lies on a hospital bed while undergoing treatment in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Family member of a victim mourns outside a hospital after the US-Bangla airplane crashed while arriving from Dhaka, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Shawon, relative of a passenger who was on board the crashed aircraft of US-Bangla Airlines, visits airline office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters
