A Small plane with 21 people have been reported missing after it lost contact with ground service shortly after takeoff. The plane was on a 18 minute flight, to but was seen to be flying in a mountainous area, and the area where the plane is flying does not have any landing strip.
The plane had taken off from a resort town in Kathmandu, Pokhara, and was heading to the north of Jomsom, a starting point for trekkers going to the mountainous area.
The twin otter flight is operated by Tara airlines in Nepal.