Nepal quake: Toll rises to 110: Wreck of missing US copter found

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BBC :
The wreckage of the Huey helicopter, like this one, was found north-east of Kathmandu Nepal quake.
The wreckage of a US military helicopter that disappeared this week while delivering aid near the Chinese border in Nepal has been found.
Six US marines and two Nepali soldiers were on board. There is “no chance” of survivors, Nepali officials say.
Tuesday’s 7-3-magnitude quake killed at least 110 people.
It came as Nepal was reeling from the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake of 25 April which killed more than 8,000 people and injured many more.
The editor of the Nepal Times, Kunda Dixit, said the helicopter wreckage was found 56km (35 miles) from Kathmandu.
Mr Dixit said the helicopter was found on a mountain near the village of Kalinchok, at an elevation of 3,383m (11,100 feet).
Ground troops are now being deployed to search the wreckage.

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