Nepal says missing plane with 22 on board crashed

A group of mountaineers wait to board a flight as they head to search and rescue of a plane operated by Tara Air that went missing on Sunday with 22 people on board, while on its way to Jomsom, in Kathmandu, Nepal May 29, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's army said on Monday it had located the crash site of a plane that went missing with 22 people on board during cloudy weather on Sunday.

"Search and rescue troops have physically located the plane crash site," army spokesperson Narayan Silwal said on Twitter, posting a picture of the wreckage with the plane's tail number clearly visible and parts of the aircraft shown scattered on the edge of a mountain.