Wreckage found in Nepal of missing passenger plane with 23 people, including two foreigners, on board

Authorities say there were no survivors after wreckage located of small plane heading from resort town of Pokhara to trekking hub of Jomsom

The plane was heading to Jomsom, the starting point for trekkers going into mountainous areas

The wreckage of a small passenger plane with 20 passengers and three crew on board has been found near the Himalayas in Nepal, with no sign of survivors.

The plane disappeared earlier on Wednesday as it flew in poor visibility over mountainous terrain. Nepali media said there were two foreigners on board - believed to be a Kuwaiti and a female Chinese tourist from Honk Kong.

The Foreign Office said that were no British nationals on board, although the Associated Press had reported that a Briton was believed to be among the passengers. There were also two babies listed on the manifest.

Tara Air, the carrier, said rescue helicopters had been deployed to search for the Twin Otter aircraft, which lost contact with air traffic control eight minutes after it left the western town of Pokhara on Wednesday morning.

"A plane that took off from Pokhara for Jomsom this morning is out of contact," Tara Air spokesman Bhim Raj Rai told AFP.