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Eighteen people were killed when a regional passenger plane belonging to Nepal's Saurya Airlines crashed and caught fire while taking off from the capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, officials said.
据尼泊尔官员透露，周三，尼泊尔萨里亚航空公司一架支线客机在从首都加德满都起飞时坠毁并起火，造成18人死亡。
The pilot, who was pulled from the wreckage, is the sole survivor of the fatal crash.
从飞机残骸中被救出的飞行员是这次致命事故中唯一的幸存者。
The plane, carrying two crew members and 17 technicians, was going for regular maintenance to Nepal's new Pokhara airport, they said.
官员们表示，这架飞机当时载有两名机组人员和17名技术人员，正要前往尼泊尔新的博卡拉机场进行定期维修。
In a statement, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said that shortly after takeoff, the aircraft veered off to the right and crashed on the east side of the runway. It is still unclear why.
尼泊尔民航局在一份声明中称，该飞机在起飞后不久就向右偏转，在跑道东侧坠毁。原因尚不清楚。
Located in the heart of the Kathmandu Valley, the country's main airport is ringed by mountains, affecting wind directions and making takeoff and landing a challenge for pilots.
尼泊尔的这一主要机场位于加德满都谷地的中心地带，四面环山，影响着风向，对飞行员来说，起飞和降落都是一个挑战。
Following the crash, Kathmandu airport was closed but reopened within hours, officials said.
据官员透露，事故发生后，加德满都机场关闭，但在几小时内重新开放。
Nepal has been criticized for its poor air safety record, with the deadliest incident occurring in 1992, when a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus crashed into a hillside while approaching Kathmandu, killing 167 people.
因其糟糕的航空安全记录，尼泊尔一直饱受批评，最致命的一起事故发生在1992年，当时巴基斯坦国际航空公司的一架空客飞机在接近加德满都时坠毁在山坡上，共造成167人遇难。
