News Desk: Plane found at Kowang of Mustang Valley. Condition of plane yet to be ascertained. “Aircraft found at Kowang of Mustang. The status of the aircraft is yet to be ascertained: Tribhuvan International Airport chief,” tweeted ANI.
According to the information given by the locals to the Nepal Army, the Tara Air plane crashed at the mouth of the Lamche river under the landslide of Manapathi Himal. Nepal Army is moving towards the site from the ground and air route: Army spokesperson Narayan Silwal,
Top officials in Nepal say inclement weather affecting search and rescue operations at the possible crash site. A plane operated by a private airline in Nepal went missing on Sunday with 22 people on board, according to airline and government sources.
They said the small plane was travelling from Pokhara, a vacation destination 200 kilometres northwest of Kathmandu, to Jomsom, about 80 kilometres northwest. Tara Air, which primarily flies Canadian-built Twin Otter planes, operates it. The missing plane was carrying four Indians, two Germans and 13 Nepalese nationals, with 3 crew members. The remaining passengers were Nepalese citizens and among a total of 22 passengers, including the crew.
The missing plane lost contact with the airport tower shortly after take-off at 9.55 am, a Tara Air official was quoted as saying by the Kathmandu Post newspaper. “The aircraft was seen over the sky of Jomsom in Mustang district and then had diverted to Mt. Dhaulagiri after which it hadn't come into contact,” Chief District Officer Netra Prasad Sharma told ANI.
Source: Zee News
