Nepal plane crash, 22 bodies, Tara airplane crash, Nepal's Mustang district, Nepali Army transported, Mi-17 helicopter,
In the Nepal plane crash, all 22 bodies were recovered
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The bodies of all 22 people killed in the Tara airplane crash in Nepal’s Mustang district on Sunday morning have been recovered. The black box, according to the rescuers, has also been recovered and is being transported to the base station. Earlier, on Monday, the Nepali Army transported 10 of the 21 recovered dead bodies to the base station. “We have recovered 21 bodies so far. In Khabang, ten bodies are transported back to the base station by a Mi-17 helicopter “Teknath Situala, the Spokesperson at Kathmandu’s Tribhuwan International Airport who has been supervising the rescue and search operation, told ANI. Rescue operations were hampered by poor weather conditions, despite the deployment of 50-60 rescuers. Three helicopters are also stationed and have been tasked with transporting the bodies discovered by rescuers from the accident site to a nearby base station,” he added.

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The turboprop aircraft, operated by Tara Air, a domestic air service provider, crashed on Sunday at an elevation of 14,500 feet at the base of Manapathi high point in Mustang District.

According to officials, the search for the missing body is still underway in the Himalayas, which are currently shrouded in fog.
“The accident occurred at 14,500 feet, making the terrain remarkably sloppy. The constant rain and clouds have hampered the rescuers. Despite that, they are doing their very finest to fetch the dead bodies and boat trip them to the foundation station and back to Kathmandu,” an airport official added.

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The twin-otter aircraft, that also took off from Pokhara for Jomsom in Mustang at 9:55 a.m. (NST) on Sunday, lost all contact shortly after takeoff and was later discovered on Monday morning at Sansure Cliff in Mustang’s Thalang Rural Municipality-2. The plane carried 22 passengers, such as four Indians, two Europeans, and three crew members.
On Monday, the Himalayan Nation’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation issued a press release announcing the formation of a 5 panel to investigate the tragic crash. stating that the team would be led by Senior Aeronautical Engineer Ratish Chandra Lal Suman

According to preliminary findings from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the crash may have been caused by bad weather.

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CAAN Director General Pradeep Adhikari told the International Committee of the Parliament on Monday that now the Tara Air plane crashed due to bad weather.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the aircraft, which should have made a right turn, instead made a left turn due to bad weather and crashed,” he added.

Meanwhile, on Twitter, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba paid heartfelt tributes to the deceased and expressed deepest sympathies to the bereaved families.

Mustang is one of the Himalayan nation’s mountainous and fifth-largest districts, and it is home to the Muktinath Temple pilgrimage. The district, also known as “Land Beyond the Himalayas,” is located in the Kali Gandaki valley of Western Nepal’s Himalayan region.

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