Kathmandu's international airport was closed for a second straight day Thursday, leaving thousands stranded at the start of the tourist season, after a plane skidded off its only runway.
The Indian Air Force flew in experts and equipment to help Nepal remove the Turkish Airlines A330, which had to be evacuated after it skidded off the runway with 224 passengers on board early Wednesday. All the passengers and crew were unhurt.
Rescue officials and members of the Nepalese army try to remove a Turkish Airlines plane from a runway extension at Tribhuvan international Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal March 5. (EPA photo)