Rescue teams in Nepal have found the wreckage of a small passenger plane that went missing in a remote mountainous area with 23 people on board.

Aviation Minister Ananda Prasad Pokharel said the Twin Otter turboprop aircraft had been found in the western district of Myagdi on Wednesday and bodies could be seen scattered around it.

“The wreckage of the plane was found in a completely burned state in Solighopte in Myagdi district,” Pokharel said.

“The team there say that the bodies are scattered and it is not possible to identify anyone right now. More security agencies are being deployed and we are trying to get more information,” he added.