A plane carrying 22 people in Nepal crashes leaving at least 14 dead
A total of 14 people who flew on the Tara Air flight have been confirmed dead by the country's army, with their bodies having been recovered from the crash site.
No update any potential survivors from the small Twin Otter plane was given on Monday morning UK time. Four Indians and two Germans were on board, and the rest of the passengers and all three crew were Nepali. Photos from the Nepalese army show the plane broken into pieces on a mountainside, surrounded by moss.The wings were torn off and the fuselage was broken into pieces, with debris dispersed across the rock face.
The plane lost contact with Tribhuwan International Airport in the capital Kathmandu as it flew around an area with deep gorges and mountaintops in a 20 minute trip. It came down in Sanosware, in the Mustang district, near to its destination of Jomsom, a mountain town popular with tourists who want to hike in the mountain trails.
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