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5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal's capital
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5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal's capital

2024-08-08 09:16 Last Updated At:09:21

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal’s capital, authorities said.

The bodies of four men and a woman were pulled from the wreckage, said Krishna Prasad Humagai, the government administrator of Nuwakot district.

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The bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal are placed near the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

The bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal are placed near the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Ambulance vehicles with the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal leave the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, towards a hospital northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Ambulance vehicles with the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal leave the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, towards a hospital northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A policeman holds a part of a crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A policeman holds a part of a crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers work on the site of a crashed helicopter in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

Rescuers work on the site of a crashed helicopter in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

Rescuers work on the site of a crashed helicopter in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

Rescuers work on the site of a crashed helicopter in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

The debris from a crashed helicopter lies on a mountainside in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

The debris from a crashed helicopter lies on a mountainside in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

Rescuers stand by bodies recovered from the site of a helicopter that crashed in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

Rescuers stand by bodies recovered from the site of a helicopter that crashed in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

Rescuers work at the site of a helicopter that crashed in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

Rescuers work at the site of a helicopter that crashed in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

Police and army rescuers reached the area and two rescue helicopters were also sent to assist in the operation, the official said.

The crash site is in the Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, and is on a mountain covered by forest.

The helicopter had taken off from Kathmandu international airport at 1:54 p.m. local time and was heading towards the town of Syaprubeshi.

The helicopter, an Eurocopter AS350 belonging to Nepal-based Air Dynasty, had lost contact with the tower just three minutes after takeoff, according to a statement from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.

The four passengers are Chinese nationals, and the pilot is a Nepali man, officials said.

The crash came two weeks after a passenger plane crashed just after taking off from the Kathmandu airport, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot, who was the lone survivor.

All the people onboard the Saurya Airlines flight, including the co-pilot, were Nepali except for one passenger, who was a Yemeni national.

A government investigation has been ordered into the crash of the Bombardier CRJ 200 plane, which was heading to Nepal’s second-most populous city of Pokhara for maintenance work. Most of the passengers aboard were either mechanics or airline employees, airport officials said.

The pilot has injuries to his eyes has returned home from a hospital.

The bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal are placed near the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

The bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal are placed near the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Ambulance vehicles with the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal leave the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, towards a hospital northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Ambulance vehicles with the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal leave the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, towards a hospital northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers carry the bodies of four Chinese passengers and the pilot from Nepal on the site of crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A policeman holds a part of a crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A policeman holds a part of a crashed helicopter of the Nepal-based Air Dynasty in Suryachaur area, northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Rescuers work on the site of a crashed helicopter in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

Rescuers work on the site of a crashed helicopter in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

Rescuers work on the site of a crashed helicopter in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

Rescuers work on the site of a crashed helicopter in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

The debris from a crashed helicopter lies on a mountainside in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

The debris from a crashed helicopter lies on a mountainside in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

Rescuers stand by bodies recovered from the site of a helicopter that crashed in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

Rescuers stand by bodies recovered from the site of a helicopter that crashed in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

Rescuers work at the site of a helicopter that crashed in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

Rescuers work at the site of a helicopter that crashed in Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Nirajan Shrestha)

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Salma Safadi cries as she speaks with her sister Sawsan Safadi, who lives inside the buffer zone near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Salma Safadi cries as she speaks with her sister Sawsan Safadi, who lives inside the buffer zone near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Members from Bashar Assad's Syrian army period line up to register with Syrian rebels as part of a "identification and reconciliation process" at a army compound in Latakia, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Members from Bashar Assad's Syrian army period line up to register with Syrian rebels as part of a "identification and reconciliation process" at a army compound in Latakia, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Investigators work at the place where Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces and his assistant, seen at lower center, were killed by an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment's block in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo)

Investigators work at the place where Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces and his assistant, seen at lower center, were killed by an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment's block in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo)

A follower of Saint Lazarus, known as the protector of the sick, crawls as a self-imposed penance during a pilgrimage to the saint's shrine for his annual feast day, in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A follower of Saint Lazarus, known as the protector of the sick, crawls as a self-imposed penance during a pilgrimage to the saint's shrine for his annual feast day, in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives at the Hart Building to meet with senators at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives at the Hart Building to meet with senators at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A family leaves the shelter after multiple injuries were reported following a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

A family leaves the shelter after multiple injuries were reported following a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Radio City Rockettes perform the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers dance during the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Radio City Rockettes perform the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers dance during the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son smiles with President-elect Donald Trump during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son smiles with President-elect Donald Trump during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

In this picture taken through a window, President-elect Donald Trump, from left, Trump's pick for the planned Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk and Vice President-elect JD Vance attend the NCAA college football game between Army and Navy at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

In this picture taken through a window, President-elect Donald Trump, from left, Trump's pick for the planned Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk and Vice President-elect JD Vance attend the NCAA college football game between Army and Navy at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Indian army soldiers perform Kalari Payattu, a traditional exercise in Kolkata, India, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 during the military tattoo celebrating the Victory Day, marking the India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war to liberate Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Indian army soldiers perform Kalari Payattu, a traditional exercise in Kolkata, India, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 during the military tattoo celebrating the Victory Day, marking the India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war to liberate Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

In this photo taken with a long exposure, a person walks a dog past Christmas lights in a park, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Lenexa, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

In this photo taken with a long exposure, a person walks a dog past Christmas lights in a park, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Lenexa, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Pakistani farmers boil sugarcane juice and then make balls by hand to make the traditional sweet called "Gurr," on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

Pakistani farmers boil sugarcane juice and then make balls by hand to make the traditional sweet called "Gurr," on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

Syrian fighters detain men suspects of looting at a residential complex of former Bashar Assad's military officers at the village of Husseiniyeh, in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. A rebel force deployed to the village in southeastern Damascus to stop looters who swarmed a residential complex in the area and set some apartments on fire. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Syrian fighters detain men suspects of looting at a residential complex of former Bashar Assad's military officers at the village of Husseiniyeh, in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. A rebel force deployed to the village in southeastern Damascus to stop looters who swarmed a residential complex in the area and set some apartments on fire. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Cincinnati Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki (88) is flipped into the air by Tennessee Titans cornerback Daryl Worley (35) as safety Amani Hooker (37) looks on during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Cincinnati Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki (88) is flipped into the air by Tennessee Titans cornerback Daryl Worley (35) as safety Amani Hooker (37) looks on during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Competitors in Santa Claus costumes stretch before the annual Santa Run in Mexico City, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Competitors in Santa Claus costumes stretch before the annual Santa Run in Mexico City, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Athletes compete in the men's 4 X 7.5 km relay event at the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Athletes compete in the men's 4 X 7.5 km relay event at the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Staff Sgt. Frederick Hovasapian carries a wreath to a grave marker at Arlington National Cemetery during Wreaths Across America Day on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Staff Sgt. Frederick Hovasapian carries a wreath to a grave marker at Arlington National Cemetery during Wreaths Across America Day on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Grave markers are seen at sunrise at Arlington National Cemetery during Wreaths Across America Day on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Grave markers are seen at sunrise at Arlington National Cemetery during Wreaths Across America Day on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

The full moon rises behind Christmas lights at Pedion tou Areos park in Athens, Greece, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

The full moon rises behind Christmas lights at Pedion tou Areos park in Athens, Greece, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

A child walks along the Sea of Galilee, northern Israel, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A child walks along the Sea of Galilee, northern Israel, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Frozen trees surround a chapel on a cold day, in Oberreifenberg near Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Frozen trees surround a chapel on a cold day, in Oberreifenberg near Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order perform during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony in Kasimpasa Mevlevihane in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, the month when a series of events are held to commemorate the death of 13th century Islamic scholar, poet and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin Rumi in different cities of Turkey. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order perform during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony in Kasimpasa Mevlevihane in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, the month when a series of events are held to commemorate the death of 13th century Islamic scholar, poet and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin Rumi in different cities of Turkey. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Cinthia Falcon, right, dressed as Santa Claus, pushes a cart filled with gifts to deliver to children at a pre-Christmas celebration organized by "Los Chicos de la Via" soup kitchen, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Cinthia Falcon, right, dressed as Santa Claus, pushes a cart filled with gifts to deliver to children at a pre-Christmas celebration organized by "Los Chicos de la Via" soup kitchen, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A dead child is carried into the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah after an Israeli army strike in the Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Saturday Dec. 14, 2024.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

A dead child is carried into the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah after an Israeli army strike in the Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Saturday Dec. 14, 2024.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Participants celebrate after hearing the news that South Korea's parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. The signs read "Punish the rebellion leader Yoon Suk Yeol." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Participants celebrate after hearing the news that South Korea's parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. The signs read "Punish the rebellion leader Yoon Suk Yeol." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Radio City Rockettes perform the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers dance during the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Radio City Rockettes perform the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers dance during the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

An aerial view of remaining buildings is seen which were not only destroyed during the civil war, they were also demolished by the government or stripped by thieves, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, outside Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

An aerial view of remaining buildings is seen which were not only destroyed during the civil war, they were also demolished by the government or stripped by thieves, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, outside Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A Syrian girl with the colours of the "revolutionary" Syrian flag on her face, takes a selfie in front of the ancient Aleppo Citadel in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

A Syrian girl with the colours of the "revolutionary" Syrian flag on her face, takes a selfie in front of the ancient Aleppo Citadel in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Residents visit the ancient Aleppo Citadel in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Residents visit the ancient Aleppo Citadel in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Pakistan's Saim Ayub plays a shot during the second T20 International cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Pakistan's Saim Ayub plays a shot during the second T20 International cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Palestinian children queue for food in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Palestinian children queue for food in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Alon Alexander, 37, right, and his twin brother, Oren, left, attend their bond hearing at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building after being charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Miami. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP, Pool)

Alon Alexander, 37, right, and his twin brother, Oren, left, attend their bond hearing at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building after being charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Miami. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP, Pool)

Syrians wave "revolutionary" Syrian flags during a celebratory demonstration following the first Friday prayers since Bashar Assad's ouster, in Damascus' central square, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Syrians wave "revolutionary" Syrian flags during a celebratory demonstration following the first Friday prayers since Bashar Assad's ouster, in Damascus' central square, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A pilgrim visits Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica during one of the world's largest religious pilgrimages marking the feast day of the patroness of Latin America, in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A pilgrim visits Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica during one of the world's largest religious pilgrimages marking the feast day of the patroness of Latin America, in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams, middle, is tackled against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams, middle, is tackled against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

A Christmas wreath and lights adorn the Windansea surf shack along Windansea beach, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

A Christmas wreath and lights adorn the Windansea surf shack along Windansea beach, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Artemis Vasilaki of Greece reacts after competing in the Women's 1500m Freestyle Heats on day four of the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Artemis Vasilaki of Greece reacts after competing in the Women's 1500m Freestyle Heats on day four of the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Calypso, left, and Ivi, miniature horses used for therapy programs, enter an elevator at a school for disabled children, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Calypso, left, and Ivi, miniature horses used for therapy programs, enter an elevator at a school for disabled children, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

People ice skate at Central Park's Wollman Rink, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

People ice skate at Central Park's Wollman Rink, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A Syrian fighter holds a gun with a flower placed in the barrel, as people gather for Friday prayers at the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A Syrian fighter holds a gun with a flower placed in the barrel, as people gather for Friday prayers at the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish mourners gather for the funeral of Yehoshua Aharon Tuvia Simcha, 12, fatally shot by a gunman who opened fire on a bus in Jerusalem, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish mourners gather for the funeral of Yehoshua Aharon Tuvia Simcha, 12, fatally shot by a gunman who opened fire on a bus in Jerusalem, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Young An Se of South Korea plays a shot against Akane Yamaguchi of Japan during a women's singles badminton match at the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Young An Se of South Korea plays a shot against Akane Yamaguchi of Japan during a women's singles badminton match at the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

A woman weeps during the funeral of Syrian activist Mazen al-Hamada in Damascus, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Al-Hamad's mangled corpse was found wrapped in a bloody sheet in Saydnaya prison. He had fled to Europe but returned to Syria in 2020 and was imprisoned upon arrival. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A woman weeps during the funeral of Syrian activist Mazen al-Hamada in Damascus, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Al-Hamad's mangled corpse was found wrapped in a bloody sheet in Saydnaya prison. He had fled to Europe but returned to Syria in 2020 and was imprisoned upon arrival. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Athletes compete in the Men's 200m Butterfly Heats on day three of the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Athletes compete in the Men's 200m Butterfly Heats on day three of the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Protesters carry a caricature depicting an imprisoned South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol as they march to the presidential office after a rally demanding his impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. A sign reads “Rebellion leader.” (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Protesters carry a caricature depicting an imprisoned South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol as they march to the presidential office after a rally demanding his impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. A sign reads “Rebellion leader.” (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A leaf is frozen in the ice of a garden pond during cold weather in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

A leaf is frozen in the ice of a garden pond during cold weather in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Women walk through the Red Square Christmas Fair in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

Women walk through the Red Square Christmas Fair in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

A Palestinian boy pushes a wheelchair carrying jerrycans and plastic bottles with water at a camp for displaced people in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

A Palestinian boy pushes a wheelchair carrying jerrycans and plastic bottles with water at a camp for displaced people in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israeli soldiers with the national flag stand on an armoured vehicle after crossing the security fence near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Israeli soldiers with the national flag stand on an armoured vehicle after crossing the security fence near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

The cover of Time magazine's Person of the Year shows President-elect Donald Trump before a ceremony he will attend at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The cover of Time magazine's Person of the Year shows President-elect Donald Trump before a ceremony he will attend at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, center, walks back to his seat after he voted on an impeachment bills for the national police chief Cho Ji Ho and justice minister Park Sung Jae during a plenary session held relating to the martial law declaration, at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, center, walks back to his seat after he voted on an impeachment bills for the national police chief Cho Ji Ho and justice minister Park Sung Jae during a plenary session held relating to the martial law declaration, at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Juliet Samaniya, 6, carries a bag of lithium with other children at an illegal mining site in Paseli, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Juliet Samaniya, 6, carries a bag of lithium with other children at an illegal mining site in Paseli, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Pearly Tan, left, and Thinaah Muralitharan of Malaysia play a shot against Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela of India during the women's doubles badminton match at the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Pearly Tan, left, and Thinaah Muralitharan of Malaysia play a shot against Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela of India during the women's doubles badminton match at the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon work on their colleague's hair as they wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon work on their colleague's hair as they wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Protesters stage a rally to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. The signs read "Disband the ruling People Power Party." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Protesters stage a rally to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. The signs read "Disband the ruling People Power Party." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Pilgrims sleep outside of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe a day before her feast day in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Pilgrims sleep outside of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe a day before her feast day in Mexico City, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A person holding an umbrella walks past the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree reflected in a puddle, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A person holding an umbrella walks past the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree reflected in a puddle, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Barbora Janickova of Czech Republic, left, and Milla Jansen of Australia, right, prepare before competing in the Women's 100m Freestyle Heats on day two of the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Barbora Janickova of Czech Republic, left, and Milla Jansen of Australia, right, prepare before competing in the Women's 100m Freestyle Heats on day two of the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. wears a bandage on his face as he walks to cast a vote on the Senate floor after falling during a luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. wears a bandage on his face as he walks to cast a vote on the Senate floor after falling during a luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

An Indigenous Naga tribal sings during the Hornbill Festival in Kisama, on the outskirts of Kohima, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

An Indigenous Naga tribal sings during the Hornbill Festival in Kisama, on the outskirts of Kohima, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Leverkusen's Nordi Mukiele, background center, scores the decisive goal against Inter Milan's goalkeeper Yann Sommer during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Inter Milan at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, Tuesday Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Leverkusen's Nordi Mukiele, background center, scores the decisive goal against Inter Milan's goalkeeper Yann Sommer during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Inter Milan at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, Tuesday Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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