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公仔箱論壇! j6 [- G. D- L/ `
- 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.
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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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?, }# m [+ V1 f7 \; LTVBNOW 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0 O: N1 X; S* G' o3 J
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, G- b$ [8 q8 i# [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 people8 a! c) ~; q9 G& c
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* v. ?9 X( H# Y& Q- K* rEmergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche" l! O, ]! B* t8 P- Z
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 N7 X) @# t' }) ^4 O
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Rescuepilot 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。6 P1 Q& t5 O4 y2 l8 x# }
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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.
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Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalancheTVBNOW 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。( {2 J0 n$ R; f7 ?4 ~
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Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal5.39.217.76& j8 `8 p$ g7 V
' O0 k4 @6 G+ b+ s* x* [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWeather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. 2 ^/ [, R' G' h
; j8 Z0 N8 v8 }9 z5 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe identities of the victims were still being confirmed.
: J3 N; P$ a7 n7 a# v: Z' yTVBNOW 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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9 J: E# r$ z( ?5.39.217.76Saved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairsTVBNOW 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。* x6 }( P+ c. }4 m6 T3 W5 Z
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Survivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |