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 injured5.39.217.76/ Q% @2 ~) u* N
- 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.0 F$ Y' q2 {% J& w
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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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$ R! E. Y0 |7 K* N( D8 l公仔箱論壇Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered., ?" p( X9 _$ n) e
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& V. P* P$ l o q9 }公仔箱論壇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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% m: x, Y8 b. MEmergency: 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 K5 n" |& I: F' u& f
5 x3 e: ~( i/ B7 k {5.39.217.76Tenother 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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' m7 V) }1 D9 \& _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) y6 O! K. b) D: S2 @% F
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They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs.公仔箱論壇/ A2 W7 V$ m; q3 Z& o( D
5 Y" W4 E& r! n2 B0 e" l( A2 O9 W公仔箱論壇Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. 7 l0 v0 d5 U3 E7 c# Q% @3 n- E0 l" O% {
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0 {" Y1 ^% n) S5 r5 ZAirlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepaltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 y2 T( {, H1 s$ @& Y( b2 f' k
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Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. 公仔箱論壇) q2 p T6 {# L9 v- }* c
7 ?6 r0 _" Q( Y; P5 C$ ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe identities of the victims were still being confirmed.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ A. x- J/ C8 f; l; F6 y5 g% [
The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.0 y. w0 k/ s$ Q% d
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit公仔箱論壇* c- c7 C- I& }5 P* t* @6 X2 S
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.
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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 wheelchairs5 }% n8 ^2 ~3 D% c2 [
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; o1 x& u) \) p3 l5.39.217.76Survivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |
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