*KATHMANDU – A helicopter with seven people on board crashed into ahillside in central Nepal on Saturday with the condition of the passengersunknown, officials said.*
The Kathmandu-bound Altitude Air helicopter was carrying six passengers,including a Japanese trekker, when it lost contact with air traffic controlafter taking off from the western district of Gorkha.
“We are trying to reach the crash site by air and on foot. But the weatheris hampering our rescue operations,” Kathmandu airport general manager RajKumar Chettri told AFP. – APP/AFP
