Rescuers zero in on a possible location of a passenger plane with 22 people aboard that is feared to have crashed in Nepal’s mountains, officials say.
Family members and relatives of passengers on board the Twin Otter aircraft operated by Tara Air, weep outside the airport in Pokhara on May 29, 2022. A passenger plane with 22 people on board went missing in Nepal on May 29, the operating airline and officials said, as poor weather hampered a search operation.
An army helicopter as well as private choppers were taking part in the search, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said in a statement. A team of climbers prepare to leave for rescue operations from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 29, 2022.Sudarshan Bartaula, spokesman for Tara Air, said the air search may have to be stopped for the day because of nightfall. “Rescuers have narrowed down a possible location of the plane, but have not found any sign of the aircraft,” he said.
There were six foreigners on board the plane, including four Indians and two Germans, according to a police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to talk to the media.It has been raining in the area for the past few days but flights have been operating normally. Planes on that route fly between mountains before landing in a valley.
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