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A tourist plane carrying 14-15 people, mostly foreign tourists according to early reports, crashed early Tuesday 24 August in the Himalayas near the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu, after their plane was unable to land in Lukla, a popular trekking area in the Everest region. There are reportedly no survivors. Bad weather, with heavy rain and poor visibility, is hampering rescue workers, according to a government ministry. Foreign embassies, including the US, are trying to determine if their citizens were on board; four Americans and one Japanese were reportedly among the passengers, but the government has not given details about the others.

Links to other sites: AFP/France24, BBC, Channelnewsasia

Update, 08:30

Katmandu, Nepal (BBC and TSR, Fre) – Two Swiss tourists and 12 Germans are believed to have been among the 18 people who died when a plane crashed and caught fire at the airport in the eastern Nepalese town of Lukla.

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