Tuesday, 23 February 2016

Passenger plane missing in Nepal

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Plane with at least 21 people on board has gone missing in mountainous area of western Nepal, officials say.
A photograph taken in December 2007 from an ultra-light aircraft shows an aerial view of the Himalayas from from PokharaImage copyright

Image captionThe region, like much of Nepal, is very mountainous
The Twin Otter aircraft, operated by Tara Air, was travelling from Pokhara to Jomsom, when it lost contact with the control tower, said officials.
A helicopter search is being hampered by poor weather conditions, the Associated Press news agency reports.

This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.

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