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
: F6 C" U! o9 |8 I" Y% v公仔箱論壇- 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
By Rob Preece
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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.
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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.公仔箱論壇& u7 J4 C1 H( }1 z7 V$ ^
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Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.5.39.217.764 ~ T i3 I; [8 {$ s
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Shock: Locals and climbers gather at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal after an avalanche killed at least nine people6 \; O7 W8 W* o3 G
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Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche; y% J0 @' Z8 [
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Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.5.39.217.762 x# ?' f. s" d, v2 \7 |
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Tenother 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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- L: D0 f, P8 T4 V* gRescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.
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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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# w( T2 ^) F( _0 m; ~% C) I) }
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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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, z1 F9 x5 | i7 Z公仔箱論壇Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. 5 p( }0 H) s* e4 n) f
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The identities of the victims were still being confirmed.公仔箱論壇' @! S) C3 f" ^. ?9 k: h
The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.# {& m* J. y% d$ i/ V! j- a
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit4 ]( }6 N" V6 |$ B* u2 h! X6 f
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.
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Saved: 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 |
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