Plane with 22 people including 4 Indians on board missing in Nepal’s mountains

Highlights

• A small airplane with 22 people including 4 Indians onboard flying on a popular tourist route was missing in Nepal’s mountains on Sunday, an official said.

• The plane, which was on a 15-minute scheduled flight to the mountain town of Jomsom, lost contact with the airport tower shortly after takeoff.

• Police official Ramesh Thapa said there was no information on the Twin Otter aircraft and a search was underway.

• 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.

• It is a popular route with foreign hikers who trek on the mountain trails and also with Indian and Nepalese pilgrims who visit the revered Muktinath temple.