Nepal plane crash: 12 bodies to be flown to Kathmandu, black box recovered

Nepali Army is preparing to bring 12 bodies to Kathmandu on Tuesday after the mortal remains of all the 22 victims were recovered from the Tara aeroplane crash site that took place in the Mustang district of Nepal on Sunday morningNotably two bodies have been brought to the base station in KhabangMustang today while black box has also been recovered from the crash siteBodies are being retrieved from the crash site and 10 bodies have already been brought to the base station in KhabangMustang Two bodies are being brought down to the base station and also the black box has been recovered Depending on the weather condition the bodies will be flown to Kathmandu via Pokhara Possibly the search and rescue operation will come to an end if the weather permits Nepal Army Spokesperson told ANI over the phoneEarlier on Monday the Nepali Army took 10 bodies to the base station after recovering 21 bodiesTill now we have recovered 21 dead bodies 10 bodies are carried back to the base station with the help of a Mi17 helicopter in Khabang said Teknath Situala the Spokesperson at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu who has been overseeing the rescue and search operation told ANIBecause of bad weather conditions rescue operation was very difficult even with 5060 rescuers has been deployed Three helicopters are also stationed which have been engaged in retrieving the bodies located by the rescuers from the accident site to the nearby base station he added furtherOperated by Tara Air a domestic air service provider the turboprop aircraft en route to Jomsom from Pokhara crashed at an elevation of 14 500 feet at the base of Manapathi peak in Mustang District on SundaySearch operation for the missing body is continuing in the Himalayas which as per the officials are engulfed by a thick blanket of fog reducing the visibilityThe site of the accident is located at 14500 feet making the terrain extremely sloppy The constant rain and clouds have created difficulties for the rescuers Despite that they are doing their very best to retrieve the bodies and ferry them to the base station and back to Kathmandu an airport official addedThe twinotter aircraft which took off from Pokhara for Jomsom in Mustang at 955 am NST on Sunday lost contact shortly after takeoff and was later found at Sansure Cliff of Thasang Rural Municipality2 in Mustang on Monday morning A total of 22 passengers including four Indians two Germans and three crew members were on board the planeSoon after the incident the Ministry of Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation of the Himalayan Nation issued a press statement on Monday regarding the formation of a fivemember panel to probe into the tragic crash stating that Senior Aeronautical Engineer Ratish Chandra Lal Suman would lead the teamA preliminary investigation made by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal CAAN has shown that the crash might have occurred due to bad weather conditionsPreliminary investigation showed that the aircraft which should have made a right turn instead it took a left turn due to the bad weather and crashed CAAN Director General Pradeep Adhikari saidMeanwhile Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba extended his heartfelt tributes to the deceased and expressed condolences to the bereaved families via TwitterMustang is one of the mountainous and fifthlargest districts of the Himalayan nation which hosts the pilgrimage of Muktinath Temple The district also known as Land beyond the Himalayas is located in the Kali Gandaki valley of the Himalayan region of Western NepalThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever