Kathmandu, Nepal: Two people died after a cargo plane crashed in Nepal during bad weather Wednesday, the latest aviation accident in the impoverished Himalayan nation.
The Makalu Air flight lost contact moments after takeoff and crashed into a hillside not far from its destination in the remote northwestern district of Humla.
The wreckage was found scattered across a mountain at an altitude of 3,900 metres (12,800 feet).
"We believe it missed the route and crashed into a hillside, probably because of bad weather."
But the country has a dismal safety record, which is largely blamed on inadequate maintenance and poor management.
In March, 51 people were killed when a passenger plane from Bangladesh crashed at Kathmandu airport, the country's deadliest accident in more than two decades.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
The Makalu Air flight lost contact moments after takeoff and crashed into a hillside not far from its destination in the remote northwestern district of Humla.
The wreckage was found scattered across a mountain at an altitude of 3,900 metres (12,800 feet).
"We believe it missed the route and crashed into a hillside, probably because of bad weather."
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But the country has a dismal safety record, which is largely blamed on inadequate maintenance and poor management.
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In March, 51 people were killed when a passenger plane from Bangladesh crashed at Kathmandu airport, the country's deadliest accident in more than two decades.
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(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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