TARA AIR TWIN OTTER CRASHES OVER OKHALDUNGA (BREAKING NEWS)


By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 16 Dec.: A wreckage of a Canadian-built turboprop Twin Otter that crashed Wednesday in a thick jungle near Bilambu VDC in Okhalduga, east Nepal, was sighted by two helicopters Thursday morning.
A helicopter landed near the crash site.
There are no possibility of survivors.
It’ll take about two hours for rescue teams to cut a trail through thick jungle to reach the crash site on a steep hill.
Rescue efforts are being hampered by strong winds.
There were 19 passengers, 18 Nepalis and one foreigner, and three crew members.
Rumjatar airport is the nearest airport to the crash site.
The aircraft was flying to the capital from Khotang and lost contact with the tower shortly after takeoff.
An Agni Air German-built Dronier crashed over Maknwanpur during the monsoon killing American, Japanese and British tourists along with Nepalis.
A chopper crashed during a rescue mission in autumn killing a pilot and flight engineer.
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