Nepal plane crash - in pictures

  • Search crews unload bodies in Kathmandu after they were taken from the wreckage of a plane that crashed with 22 people on board in north-western Nepal. AFP
    Search crews unload bodies in Kathmandu after they were taken from the wreckage of a plane that crashed with 22 people on board in north-western Nepal. AFP
  • Nepalese army officials load bodies discovered after Sunday's disaster into ambulances in Kathmandu. AP
    Nepalese army officials load bodies discovered after Sunday's disaster into ambulances in Kathmandu. AP
  • Police searchers move wreckage on the mountainside near the town of Jomsom, the plane's destination when it disappeared. EPA
    Police searchers move wreckage on the mountainside near the town of Jomsom, the plane's destination when it disappeared. EPA
  • Wreckage of the plane was strewn across the Himalayan mountainside. AFP
    Wreckage of the plane was strewn across the Himalayan mountainside. AFP
  • Police search for survivors, but none were found. AFP
    Police search for survivors, but none were found. AFP
  • An aerial view of the wreckage of the plane under a steep cliff in the mountains. Reuters
    An aerial view of the wreckage of the plane under a steep cliff in the mountains. Reuters
  • Distraught relatives of those on board the Twin Otter aircraft that went missing and was later found crashed, outside Pokhara Airport, central Nepal. AFP
    Distraught relatives of those on board the Twin Otter aircraft that went missing and was later found crashed, outside Pokhara Airport, central Nepal. AFP
  • The twin-engined aircraft, operated by Tara Air, was carrying 22 passengers and crew, AFP
    The twin-engined aircraft, operated by Tara Air, was carrying 22 passengers and crew, AFP
  • It was travelling from Pokhara, about 125 kilometres west of the capital Kathmandu, to Jomsom, about 80km to the north-west. AFP
    It was travelling from Pokhara, about 125 kilometres west of the capital Kathmandu, to Jomsom, about 80km to the north-west. AFP
  • Tribhuvan International airport in Kathmandu, from where rescue teams departed. AP
    Tribhuvan International airport in Kathmandu, from where rescue teams departed. AP
  • Climbers prepare to leave for rescue operations from Tribhuvan International Airport. Rescue teams later located the wreckage of the Tara Air aircraft in a remote location. AP
    Climbers prepare to leave for rescue operations from Tribhuvan International Airport. Rescue teams later located the wreckage of the Tara Air aircraft in a remote location. AP
  • The Tara Air Twin Otter, registration number 9N-AET, that crashed, pictured in Simikot, Nepal in 2021. Reuters
    The Tara Air Twin Otter, registration number 9N-AET, that crashed, pictured in Simikot, Nepal in 2021. Reuters