A lost Twin Otter plane crashed during a short flight, killing all 23 people aboard.
Wednesday morning, a Tara Air plane took off around 7:50 A.M. from Pokhara, a mountainous region in Nepal. The plane had been heading to Jomsom, but it lost contact approximately 10 minutes into the flight. Shortly after the aircraft went missing, Myagdi District residents reported flames shooting up from the forest. Authorities identified the wreckage when they arrived at the scene.
The aircraft was supposed to have flown from Pokhara to Jomsom.
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Bhim Rai, a Tara Air spokesperson, reported 21 deaths at first, including all passengers and three crew members. This figure was later corrected to 23 after a discovery that two infants were on board as well. On the flight were two foreigners, one from China and one from Kuwait. The route is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Nepal and among Himalayan trekking routes.
Although all of the plane's passengers have been pronounced dead, authorities have recovered only 19 bodies so far. The plane broke into fragments, and the bodies were unrecognizable.
A family member cried as he waited at the airport after Nepalese carrier Tara Air's plane disappeared.
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Recovery efforts were suspended late Wednesday due to poor weather and difficult terrain. Although the exact cause of the crash is unknown, Minister of Aviation Ananda Prasad Pokharel suspects bad weather as the probable cause.
Nepal's aviation sector has a reputation for its poor safety records. Over 500 people have died in over 50 plane and helicopter crashes in Nepal. Accidents have been attributed to poor weather, inexperienced pilots and inadequate maintenance. In 2013, the European Union banned Nepalese airlines from its territories for safety reasons.
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