At least five people have been killed after a helicopter carrying foreign tourists crashed near Mount Everest in Nepal.
The helicopter crashed in the Lamajura area and rescuers had recovered the bodies of five people and were searching for one other person, said Basanta Bhattarai, the chief government administrator in the area.
The aircraft was returning to the capital Kathmandu today after bringing the five tourists on a sightseeing trip to the world’s highest peak.
The tourists were believed to be Mexican nationals while the pilot was Nepalese.
Airport official Sagar Kadel said weather conditions had caused changes to be made to the helicopter’s planned flight route. It is common for flights to be delayed and routes changed during the monsoon season amid heavy rains.
