All 14 people on board a small passenger plane which crashed while flying to the Mount Everest region of Nepal were confirmed dead today.

A SMALL passenger plane heading to the Mount Everest region crashed in heavy rain yesterday outside Nepal’s capital, killing all 14 people aboard, including four Americans, a Briton and a Japanese national, officials said.

A small passenger plane carrying 14 people, including some foreigners, to the Mount Everest region crashed into the hills outside Nepal’s capital in heavy rain today, officials said.