Nepal pauses rescue effort for missing passenger flight, citing weather

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A plane carrying 22 people went missing over Nepal on Sunday, and local authorities said bad weather was hampering search-and-rescue efforts.

A DHC-6 Twin Otter of the kind seen here in Simikot, Nepal, on Dec. 1, 2021, went missing shortly after taking off from Pokhara, in central Nepal. Nepal has paused search-and-rescue efforts for a plane carrying 22 people that went missing Sunday. An army spokesperson cited “loss of daylight and adverse weather” for the suspension.ArrowRight

The aircraft, a DHC-6-300 Twin Otter operated by the private airline Tara Air, went missing shortly after taking off from Pokhara, in central Nepal, at 9:55 a.m. Sunday, according to the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu. The plane was headed for Jomsom, near Nepal’s border with Tibet. The flight time was supposed to be 20 minutes.Reuters that the plane was carrying four Indian nationals, two Germans and 16 Nepalis, of whom three were crew members.around 2 p.m. that military personnel and helicopters were “trying to locate [the] plane,” which was thought to be “in and around Lete,” about 22 miles south of Jomsom.

Tara Air flight 9NAET that took off from Pokhara at 9.55 AM today with 22 people onboard, including 4 Indians, has gone missing. Search and rescue operation is on. The embassy is in touch with their family.

 

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Lord,,,please see that these people may be found alive. and give all the rescuers and first responders the strength to help.

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