UN deaths in Nepal helicopter crash

The UN mission in Nepal said it had sent a party by road to the site to investigate after local authorities told it the helicopter had been found.

 

Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, expressed his “great sorrow” after learning of the crash, a spokeswoman said.

 

Modraj Dottel, a spokesman for the Nepali home ministry, also said the government was “extremely saddened” by the incident.