Plane Crash in Nepal – level 3
A passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed at Kathmandu airport in Nepal.
The plane operated by a Bangladeshi airline swerved repeatedly before it crashed near the runway. At least 38 people died, 23 were injured and 10 more are unaccounted for.
Emergency crews rushed to the scene to extinguish the burning wreckage and search for survivors.
Difficult words: swerve (quickly change a direction), unaccounted for (are missing), rush (hurry), extinguish (put out, stop).
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