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 f z- e5 o/ n; x, O* h" ~5.39.217.76- 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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) {& ~* g1 L, X$ [; n公仔箱論壇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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u) k4 Q5 V0 e6 u5.39.217.76The 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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7 A+ M, `; u" Z, Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPolice official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.公仔箱論壇7 T) m! {3 v G7 j0 ^) H0 f
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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 people
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0 ?2 X4 E6 @6 {5.39.217.76Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche, k$ f, _5 w! V8 _
+ o. O* z {5 M$ [9 w/ z! z5.39.217.76Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.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。% j0 g( U- o6 C5 e J- p3 g
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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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' s3 k1 `3 _; ?0 B( k: V; X/ n" W5.39.217.76Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.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。; V8 j5 d8 G, e9 U# F
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Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp.
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Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche- x, o* B, ]0 D. ^1 q) M
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9 E# ~/ {, D9 M' g. q" kAirlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal3 f# w- Z; \8 U5 { V' J
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 q7 Y- x' @% T5 ]3 G8 K
The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.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。+ A, s9 u) X' @
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit2 h$ R( J- h- M/ q( F" S+ ~( n
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.5.39.217.763 {9 y u: M" t4 x# Z
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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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