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EXPLAINED: Nepal plane crash data recorders found as day of mourning begins | Vintage Vibes

The Yeti aircraft carrying 72 people crashed in Pokhara in western Nepal
The Yeti aircraft carrying 72 people crashed in Pokhara, western Nepal. Photograph: Reuters

The black box and cockpit voice recorder from the Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in Nepal have been located, as the country observed a day of mourning on Monday for the victims of its deadliest aviation disaster in three decades.

Teknath Sitaula, a Kathmandu Airport official, said the so-called black boxes were “in a good condition now. They look good from outside.”

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