Nine climbers dead in Himalayas avalance as it hits French and German team as they prepared to reach mountain summit with a further four people missing and five injured
; p1 G1 @, s) h0 p: l5 v- Disaster happened on Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal
- Nepalese guide understood to be among the dead
- Injured were airlifted to safety by helicopter
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At least nine climbers were killed today and another six were reported missing after they were hit by an avalanche on the world's eighth-highest mountain.公仔箱論壇9 a! w( F, g3 Z1 e+ n
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The team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal.
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Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.
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# N" e0 }8 N% q7 _; B* A3 L) \5.39.217.76Shock: Locals and climbers gather at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal after an avalanche killed at least nine people
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Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche1 G. `9 M; }. N' U6 v
; o6 E; I, m( Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.1 d1 L P- [( B
! t8 O, R' `/ Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTenother members of the team survived the avalanche but many were injured and were being flown to hospitals by rescue helicopters, he said.9 u) B) n0 u& n7 f
7 f# z$ n, ]/ z* Q公仔箱論壇Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.8 I3 P' J- g$ ^$ e+ J' Q
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They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs.
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Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. / F3 h) ~. t1 J. b
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Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche
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Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal4 V; b% ]8 o# I" O" K7 a8 s$ x
6 C( z2 u9 c2 {- y: ~% k: ^& d( y8 Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWeather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said.
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, a2 L1 J! h5 MThe identities of the victims were still being confirmed.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 _! y7 I+ [" E+ ]- [% c( Z
The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.
. D7 v% h4 T9 l6 q8 c& Y$ ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit
; V# w \/ R0 O公仔箱論壇It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.7 ~6 f& ?5 z f) E5 L3 ]$ `$ E
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Survivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |