A helicopter flying in bad weather has crashed in Nepal's mountainous region, killing all seven people on board including tourism minister Rabindra Adhikari.
Rescuers reached the mountain site where the helicopter went down, about 400 kilometres east of Kathmandu, Home Ministry spokesman Ram Krishna Subedi said.
He said all seven on board were killed.
Family members of helicopter crash victims mourn at the International airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.
EPA
Foreign Minister Hon. Pradeep K. Gyawali is deeply aggrieved by the news of helicopter crash involving Minister for Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation Hon. Rabindra Adhikari and other passengers onboard and has expressed deep condolences to the bereaved families of the deceased.
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