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* Q6 g- j% r8 a& H
- 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.
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Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.4 q, F" r; y2 p# t/ P, r" p
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( C: ]! C* S! }# C# H5.39.217.76Shock: 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 avalanche
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Rescue 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。6 W) Y* b7 A5 \* F8 F" @9 j8 E
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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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* o! j! o8 v+ W; i. f9 ~2 H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.4 Z, [4 W! g" o- U
: Z% m) A- Q K9 P* Y; E0 _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs.
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+ h3 s9 c# e! h+ w0 F: `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
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- \2 F4 p" M7 C' d2 CAirlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal公仔箱論壇- u8 |' I& q8 S, W# I) }; u
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Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. % R8 F7 Q8 `- S6 }- {! z w
% P' M( F/ ]0 b4 |; D$ u* ?4 h" D) |5.39.217.76The identities of the victims were still being confirmed.
7 h U6 F! l- ]' V: r' W公仔箱論壇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。. u3 @8 r, d/ y$ e8 U; x H& d
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit
3 |. G) h' Q5 f, B% l# C5.39.217.76It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.
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! G9 \. T+ e1 Y( {+ J+ W9 z5 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSaved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs5.39.217.76- J x2 l+ E; L
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3 S1 n6 Q2 Q0 h. ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSurvivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |
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