All 18 people, including a foreigner and an infant, on board
a small plane were feared killed on Sunday when it crashed in bad weather while
on its way from a popular tourist resort to a town in western Nepal.
The 19-seater Twin Otter of Nepal Airlines took off from
Pokhara airport at 12:40 pm and disappeared 15 minutes later.
"The aircraft with 15 passengers and three crew
members, which flew from 12.40 pm from Pokhara airport lost contact with the
airport tower minutes after take off," according to Nepal Airlines
officials.
It later found crashed in a jungle at Khidim of Arghakhanchi
district.
Though, the condition of the passengers is not yet known,
all 18 people on board, are feared dead, authorities said.
The aircraft was carrying 14 Nepalese passengers, including
an infant and a Danish citizen.
As per the preliminary reports bad weather was the cause
behind the accident.
The accident site was spotted, where fire flames were seen
and army and civilian helicopters have been mobilised to carry out rescue
operations.
