Five of the six victims were Mexican and one was a Nepalese pilot.
“The body was crushed and difficult to identify,” said Sita Adhikari, a local official at the crash site in Solukhumbu district, quoted by SCMP.
All six bodies were flown to Kathmandu Teaching Hospital for autopsy.
The identities of the five Mexicans are Sifuentes G. Ferando, Gonzale Abric, Gonzales Olacio Luz, Sifuentes G. Maria Jose and Rincon Ismael, all belonging to the same family.
The now deceased pilot was Captain CB Gurung.
“Other police officers were dispatched to the scene. Only then will we know the details,” added Sita Adhikari.
A Teknath Sitoula Airport spokesman said the cause of the crash was still unknown.
3. Turkish President Erdogan approves Sweden’s entry into NATO under the terms of the agreement
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg announced that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to refer Sweden’s request to the Turkish parliament.
Turkish President Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Turkey had agreed to move forward after talks in Vilnius, Lithuania.
“I am pleased to announce this. “President Erdogan has agreed to forward the protocol on Sweden’s accession to the Grand National Assembly as soon as possible and to work with the assembly to ensure its ratification,” Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference at the NATO summit on Tuesday (07/11/2023). . ).
“This is a historic day,” he continued, quoted by Al Jazeera.
Jens Stoltenberg did not say when Erdogan would forward the document to the Turkish parliament, which would then have to vote on approval.
Meanwhile, Hungary has yet to vote for Sweden to join NATO.
Jens Stoltenberg declined a concrete answer to the fact that Sweden could officially become a member of NATO.
He said it was up to Turkey to make the announcement and would rather focus on the benefits of a “historic day”.
“I think we have to respect that each parliament has its own integrity and its own timetable. So I welcome the fact that the President has made it clear that he will work with Parliament to ensure ratification, but exactly when this should be announced by Parliament. Turkish Parliament,” said Jens Stoltenberg.
