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
; t. w$ U1 ^ G; \! s4 _) G; c- 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.公仔箱論壇; q) [9 i& Y: |) b; `; P5 O
$ O& {! N& ^1 CTVBNOW 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 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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* q2 ]( w5 y/ @% l) 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。Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.公仔箱論壇9 N2 _' y$ d# R2 R. k
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9 u( D8 W& M" s z% i公仔箱論壇Shock: 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 avalanche5.39.217.76, l# |/ c9 Y4 }
' [2 t8 c% X- T5.39.217.76Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.
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9 Y$ T7 w1 r8 s6 @tvb 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.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。) f4 d* o4 r# ^- c" m5 Q" Z9 ^
& S, Z3 L: L& k$ F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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! L$ G7 a! z' _6 \# J
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They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb k5 F- |5 j5 W- h# J' b/ a
$ ?% s% _" j T8 g5 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp.
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; y2 U: S4 g, i$ h/ l& \# Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHelp: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche公仔箱論壇9 X5 p3 _/ b1 l4 M5 j" E: R2 Y! a- K0 q
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# A. q+ Z7 C% [' I k5.39.217.76Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal公仔箱論壇! T7 O5 v8 @" a' Y. ?4 |! d! x g5 a
9 \0 F1 P1 W4 D5 X6 i$ J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.
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The identities of the victims were still being confirmed.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。, f# g9 Y6 A! S. D8 L- g- Q% D
The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.
7 X' z* q L' ~& ]7 h, Q公仔箱論壇They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit
- [- Z& Q6 ~8 }, T0 T$ f公仔箱論壇It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.
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. z0 r( [+ r, \, f8 l8 i! `6 e5.39.217.76Saved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs5.39.217.762 e! f0 J% N: U" O3 m
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。" m+ l& ?+ Y M* k$ L

1 ]$ _) [( D% y% `9 w2 vTVBNOW 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。Survivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |