Nepal suspends search for missing plane with 22 on board

Handout image shows a Tara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter, tail number 9N-AET, in Simikot, Nepal December 1, 2021. Picture taken December 1, 2021. Madhu Thapa/Handout via REUTERS

KATHMANDU (Reuters) -A small passenger plane with 22 people on board went missing in cloudy weather in Nepal on Sunday and authorities suspended a search in difficult terrain as night fell.

"The search operation has been suspended for today because of the darkness," police spokesperson Bishnu Kumar K.C told Reuters. "We could not make any progress. The search will resume early tomorrow."