Nepal authorities: Lost contact with passenger plane carrying 22 people

The Nepalese authorities today lost contact with a private airline passenger plane in Nepal with 22 people on board. The plane was flying from the city of Pokhara, about 200 kilometers northwest of the capital Kathmandu, to Jomsom, about 80 kilometers to the north, local authorities said. Western, which was supposed to land at 10:20 local time.