A helicopter carrying Nepal's Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Rabindra Adhikari crashed on a hill in eastern district Taplejung, the airport said on Wednesday, although authorities have yet to confirm the accident.

　　Tribhuvan International Airport confirmed that the chopper marked AS350 crashed at around 1:30 p.m. local time. Army and police officers have been mobilized for a search and rescue operation.

　　The chopper was carrying Adhikari as well as Ang Tshiring Sherpa, a prominent aviation entrepreneur, and Yubaraj Dahal, an official in the prime minister's office, among others.

　　According to ministry officials, the team was on their way to a feasibility study for an airstrip in Chuhandanda in Tehrathum district.

　　Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli called an emergency cabinet meeting following the accident Wednesday afternoon.

　　据德新社2月27日报道称，一架载有尼泊尔文化、旅游和民航部长阿迪卡里和另外5人的直升机，当天在尼泊尔东部偏远地区坠毁。

　　当地媒体报道说，阿迪卡里准备前往视察一个机场的建设情况。

　　另据美联社2月27日援引尼泊尔警方说法，一架载有6名乘客的直升机在恶劣天气下失踪。

　　尼泊尔警方发言人说，这架直升机27日当天与加德满都的机场塔台失去了联系。救援人员正在搜寻这架直升机，但由于天气原因，救援行动在尼泊尔首都以东约400公里的地区十分困难。

　　英文来源：CGTN