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7 N. o' ]: _$ p2 [
- 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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& `+ c- ?! k ~4 E0 ~5 Y" `+ \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.5.39.217.76) M. V. b9 s# H7 _1 G3 f. Z
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* x. k4 D7 [7 ]7 Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShock: Locals and climbers gather at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal after an avalanche killed at least nine people. i/ [( X' i `2 l" k2 ~
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Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an 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。. r! y0 c4 Z. @2 I" M
j+ \# W0 d5 U/ L1 ~1 etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.
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1 G" Z* p/ y6 c6 N JTenother 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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Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.
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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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3 N" h/ I' V2 O. l* e" `4 Q# a公仔箱論壇Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche
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Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal公仔箱論壇$ l3 I, _( O' \; C7 ~5 E
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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.
8 E8 o# c0 K( k' G" T5.39.217.76The 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。' d* Z( `: a2 Y% f
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit' Z$ Q2 w) G- y% t0 J
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season." `3 U9 d( x% W2 G$ s7 |1 U; C. Y
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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- v9 r- w' e! T4 D- X
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Survivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |