Kathmandu: At least four people, including a woman, were killed today when a helicopter carrying relief materials crashed in one of the worst earthquake-hit mountainous regions in Nepal.
Nepal police said the chopper of Kathmandu-based Mountain Helicopters came down in a forested area north of the capital.
It was returning to Kathmandu when it crashed at Yamuna Balefi Village in Sindhupalchowk district.
Bodies of three men and a woman were recovered by Nepalese troops from the crash site. Rescuers were trying to take the bodies to Kathmandu, a senior official said.
The chopper had caught fire.
Another helicopter has been dispatched to the crash site.
Further information is awaited, said a Tribhuvan International Airport staff.
Nepal police said the chopper of Kathmandu-based Mountain Helicopters came down in a forested area north of the capital.
It was returning to Kathmandu when it crashed at Yamuna Balefi Village in Sindhupalchowk district.
The chopper had caught fire.
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Further information is awaited, said a Tribhuvan International Airport staff.
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