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(Morning News) The Nepalese military announced on Monday (May 30) that a Nepalese passenger plane carrying 22 people crashed in the mountain area of Mangtang.The Nepal Civil Aviation Administration official said that the rescue personnel found 16 victims' remains at the scene of the passenger plane that day, and they were still searching for six other people.
Xinhua News Agency reported that the NASA spokesman Kahn said that due to the bad weather in the area of passenger planes, the rescue helicopter was difficult to land.Once the weather improves, the helicopter will land and transport the remains back to the capital of Niger.
This passenger plane belonging to Tara? Air, Nepal, took off from Pokhara Airport, Pokhara Airport, Midwestern, central and western Nepal on the morning of the 29th local time.Jomsom, Tangxian, but lost contact with the control tower for a few minutes after taking off.The Nepalese military, which led the search and rescue operation, found that the plane crashed in the Musangshan District on the morning of the 30th.
Tara Airlines said that the passenger plane was equipped with a total of 19 passengers and three crew members. Four Indians and two Germans of the passengers were Nepal.
Driven by the tourism and mountaineering activities, the Nepalese aviation industry has developed rapidly in recent years, but due to insufficient training and improper aircraft maintenance, safety records are inferior.The EU has banned flights from Nepal based on security concerns to enter the European Union.
