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Video shows two helicopters colliding in Nepal’s Everest region

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Two helicopters collided while attempting to land in Nepal’s Everest region on Tuesday, resulting in one Indian tourist's death and a New Zealander's injury. Police confirmed that the deceased was a 47-year-old man from India who died at the scene, while the injured 53-year-old New Zealander was airlifted to Kathmandu for medical treatment. The incident highlights the dangerous conditions of flying in Nepal’s challenging and unpredictable mountainous terrain.

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Story summary

On November 3, 2026, two helicopters operated by Fishtail Air and Air Dynasty collided while attempting to land near Pheriche village, approximately 12km south of Mount Everest base camp in Nepal's Solukhumbu district. The crash killed one Indian tourist, identified as Vasanth Kumar Balaramudu, aged 47, and injured a New Zealander who was later airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment. Both helicopters were ferrying trekkers during the popular trekking season after heavy snow had cleared from the route over the weekend. The collision occurred at around 08:15 local time when the aircraft's blades clipped each other as they came into land, according to verified footage.

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Frederique Mauduit

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Topics

AFP Indian Nepal New Zealand Solukhumbu District Police

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Indian NORP · 2× AFP ORG · 1× Himalayan NORP · 1× Kathmandu GPE · 1× Nabin Raja Budhathoki PERSON · 1× Nepal GPE · 1× New Zealand GPE · 1× New Zealander NORP · 1× Solukhumbu District Police GPE · 1×

Narrative

An Indian tourist was killed and a New Zealand national injured when two helicopters collided and crashed as they tried to land in Nepal’s Everest region on Tuesday, police said.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03

2026-11-03 · Euronews

Video shows two helicopters colliding in Nepal’s Everest region · assertive framing

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An Indian tourist was killed and a New Zealand national injured when two helicopters collided and crashed as they tried to land in Nepal’s Everest region on Tuesday, police said. asserted

police → kill → Tuesday

“The 47-year-old Indian tourist died on the spot,” Nabin Raja Budhathoki, in charge of Solukhumbu District Police, told AFP. asserted

Budhathoki → die → AFP

“The injured 53-year-old New Zealander has been airlifted to Kathmandu for further treatment,” he added. asserted

he → injure → treatment

Arrangements were also being made to fly the body of the deceased to the capital. asserted

Arrangements → make → capital

Both pilots survived. asserted

pilots → survive → ?

Small helicopters are widely used in the Himalayan nation to transport tourists, climbers and supplies, and to carry out emergency evacuations. asserted

helicopters → use → evacuations

The challenging terrain and rapidly changing weather make flying there particularly hazardous. asserted

flying → challenge → ?

Nepal is home to eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains, including Everest, and attracts thousands of foreign climbers and trekkers every year. asserted

Nepal → include → climbers