A plane operated by a private airline in Nepal went missing on Sunday with 22 people on board, officials told Reuters, saying cloudy weather was preventing search helicopters from flying into the area of the flight's last known location.
The Tara Air plane took off from the tourist town of Pokhara, some 125km west of capital Kathmandu, headed towards Jomsom, about 80km to the northwest, the officials said. Tara Air mainly flies Canadian-built Twin Otter turboprop planes.
"One search helicopter returned to Jomsom due to bad weather without locating the plane," the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said in a statement.
"Helicopters are ready to take off for search from Kathmandu, Pokhara and Jomsom once weather conditions improve. Army and police search teams have left towards the site."
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