KATHMANDU, NEPAL – A helicopter crashed in a forest outside Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, killing all five people on board, an official said. The crash is the latest of more than a dozen air crashes in the mountainous region since 2000.
The helicopter, operated by Air Dynasty, crashed into a Himalayan forest in Shivapuri National Park of Nuwakot district, 57 kilometers (35 miles)