国际英语资讯:Cargo plane crashes in Nepals Qomolangma region, killing pilot
<p><span word="KATHMANDU">KATHMANDU</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 27-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Goma">Goma</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tenzing">Tenzing</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lukla">Lukla</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Qomolangma">Qomolangma</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 9<span word="N">N</span>-<span word="AKY">AKY</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Lukla">Lukla</span>, <span word="located">located</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elevation">elevation</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2,800 <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gateway">gateway</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Qomolangma">Qomolangma</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="Solukhumbu">Solukhumbu</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="runway">runway</span> <span word="at">at</span> 1:56 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. (<span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span>)," <span word="Yogendra">Yogendra</span> <span word="Kunwar">Kunwar</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lukla">Lukla</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>, <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>.</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crash">crash</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span> <span word="Army">Army</span>, <span word="police">police</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Goma">Goma</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locals">locals</span>.</p><p><span word="Dev">Dev</span> <span word="Kumar">Kumar</span> <span word="Kathayat">Kathayat</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span> <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="runway">runway</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="rescued">rescued</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>."</p><p><span word="Captain">Captain</span> <span word="Paras">Paras</span> <span word="Rai">Rai</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pronounced">pronounced</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="at">at</span> 3:20 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>.</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="speculated">speculated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crash">crash</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="owing">owing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="identified">identified</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="expedition">expedition</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lukla">Lukla</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 105 <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p>
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