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 injuredtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ W5 g/ p3 B3 c$ A
- 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 Preece1 x6 @2 n, {" p( F" s5 s1 Y/ B
3 ^7 m$ h b3 Y; f# |; yAt 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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* e. l9 \6 N5 s$ S, K& m公仔箱論壇The team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal.5.39.217.76, s8 F9 x) i8 U; z; r4 \
- j* `, D+ i$ M6 p# K; X# WPolice official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.8 R+ n1 K5 W B3 Q& ~# v
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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 peopleTVBNOW 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 E4 w" P/ _5 ?! C
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Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche公仔箱論壇% ^! s' U4 t8 ?) R$ M
1 @* }+ A- x# rRescue 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。- S. |; ]/ }+ A( i& X' ^$ r# p
1 k) H0 f. p9 N I* O0 X+ ttvb 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。0 d( ?0 `7 K; \. o' c% T y
% N5 \ m# w+ k R j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.
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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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" R3 W" I# K0 i) a2 e3 }5 F! _Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp.
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2 y6 W. [8 u9 E4 K- V8 j4 d% iHelp: 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7 V0 u7 E1 _0 N$ X0 c$ a% y
$ p! [" }# t# w5.39.217.76Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. 5.39.217.76& T' Z+ ?3 _( ~3 \/ h) w4 I5 P4 ~
4 K' { d8 Y9 d7 D8 K' m* uTVBNOW 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 identities of the victims were still being confirmed.
2 h. t) I4 I3 f4 K+ \! ~# bThe avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.
4 k+ W/ W; u) q7 r- r* x5.39.217.76They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit+ i% d; b: t; S$ B
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.
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3 N6 p Q# u# E% @) a* {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。Saved: 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。4 S' ?% [# u. v' L, Z2 y7 n% ^, D
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Survivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |
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