A UH-1Y Huey helicopter carrying six U.S. Marines and two Nepalese soldiers has been reported missing after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the country on Tuesday afternoon. According to a U.S. Pacific Command spokesperson, the aircraft disappeared around 10 p.m. local time, .
, approximately聽300 U.S. military personnel are currently in the country aiding in rescue and humanitarian efforts after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck the country on April 25, causing widespread devastation in Kathmandu and the Khumbu region.
The military spokesperson told NBC News that at the time there is 鈥渘o indication that there was a crash,鈥澛燽ut noted that it鈥檚 still nighttime.