Rescuers in Nepal said there were no survivors in the wreckage of a helicopter found days after it disappeared while carrying the forestry minister and 23 other people, including foreign officials, aid workers and journalists.

Fresh rainfall and fog cover over mountains in eastern Nepal was hampering rescuers today as they searched for a helicopter reported missing with 24 people on board, officials said.

A helicopter with 23 people on board went missing today in Nepal’s mountainous east, officials said.