2015 Event Aid response to the Nepal earthquake has been hindered due to runway damage at the country's main airport in Kathmandu, requiring airport closure to large jets; the death toll from the disaster has risen to over 7,000 2010 Event Nepal declares a national day of mourning in honor of Girija Prasad Koirala, the 'elder statesman of South Asia' who dies in Kathmandu at age 86 1992 Event Pakistani Airbus A-300 crashes into mountain at Kathmandu, 167 dies 1992 Event Thai Airbus crashes into mountain at Kathmandu, 113 die
