16 passengers and 3 crew members were killed when an aircraft in Nepal crashed minutes after taking off from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Reuters

A Nepalese police officer stands in front of the wreckage of the Dornier aircraft, owned by private firm Sita Air, at the crash site. Reuters

Onlookers and rescuers near the wreckage of the plane. The small passenger plane was carrying mostly foreigners with the dead including seven Britons and five Chinese, police said. AFP

A rescue team member hoses down at the crash site of the Dornier aircraft. Reuters

A woman weeps at the crash site in Kathmandu. Reuters

A Nepalese police officer carries the plane’s black box after it was recovered from the crash site.Reuters

A Nepalese police officer instructs police personnel in the rescue efforts. Reuters

A rescue team member displays bundles of money recovered from the aircraft. Reuters