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 injuredtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 r$ @6 q1 p8 l- \) ~4 X
- 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 e9 D+ U$ s0 o1 n2 h; ` E
. E/ N+ D! ]) C; E4 I6 Q公仔箱論壇The team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal.5.39.217.760 E3 h1 E% X. Y/ I
# T8 ^& [2 }* R. E7 p6 vPolice official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. ` u! A }, q( v" q7 J
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; N) o; f! ~3 D7 D6 E8 n7 F2 SShock: 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 avalanche4 R2 a: t3 U o+ a) u t3 {
4 f' j* p0 ^# x1 e4 P$ s( v公仔箱論壇Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.$ Z! h8 @! k' _
( K1 d1 U. ^ cTenother members of the team survived the avalanche but many were injured and were being flown to hospitals by rescue helicopters, he said.
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* _3 T8 ~, v1 o |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.公仔箱論壇8 n, D7 \: C' c7 N! d
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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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: { C+ Y1 v; `+ n0 d0 fPasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! m2 p, G( q+ Z v

" O! Z% K. D& y' @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 Nepal
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6 x ?, G3 b, L0 l9 mWeather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. 公仔箱論壇9 s8 p6 n1 j7 K% B
: x1 h3 ^; |/ f( ^% r+ E' [$ B+ ?The identities of the victims were still being confirmed.
- p& _% E- z% Z7 t% QTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.
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It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.
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@% m' ^- K* S3 Q7 aSaved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs
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Survivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |