Rescuers found the wreckage of the plane that crashed in the mountains of Nepal. On board the aircraft were 23 people, none of them survived. According to the Nepal Police, the plane fragments were still burning when they were found, and the charred bodies of victims.
As the Associated Press, Twin Otter aircraft made 18-minute flight on the route, which runs in a hilly terrain. This route usually fly only small aircraft.
Tara Airlines plane took off from the Nepalese company Pokhara (200 km to the west of the capital, Kathmandu) and had to deliver passengers to Jomsom. This city is popular among tourists who prefer hiking mountain hiking, as well as among the pilgrims who travel to Muktinath Hindu temple.
Within 11 minutes after take-off Twin Otter disappeared from radar screens. Vanished plane searched rescuers in helicopters searching complicated by bad weather conditions. As a result, the wreckage have discovered thanks to residents Rupshu village, who reported that they had heard the sound of an explosion.
According to NY Times with reference to the Nepalese authorities, passengers and crew was virtually no chance to survive – the plane crashed straight into the rocks. This, in particular, the culture minister said the tourism and civil aviation Ananda Prasad Pokharel.
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