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Rescue operation halted for crashed aircraft in Nepal due to snow
Updated On: 29 May, 2022 07:16 PM IST | Kathmandu | ANI
Tara Air`s 9 NAET twin-engine aircraft with 22 people on board, including four Indians, was found crashed in Kowang village of the Mustang district hours after it went missing in the mountainous district on Sunday morning
A team of climbers prepare to leave for rescue operations from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. Pic/PTI
All the helicopters deployed for the search and rescue operation for the crashed Tara Air`s 9 NAET twin-engine aircraft, have been called off after the snowfall in Mustang district.
"Due to the snowfall at the possible air crash site, the search and rescue operation has been called off for today. All the helicopters deployed for search and rescue operations have been called back to bases," Premnath Thakur, General Manager of Tribhuvan International Airport said.
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