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,bttvb3 g/ Y f3 M: r; ] s. Q* j
- 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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# P0 o5 ?* t& j1 L0 a) J& Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAt 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.6 [- W" q1 v4 _) N% [9 J
4 i; x, ^" o! M$ T/ N" P2 etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPolice official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.
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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 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.
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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.1 y8 v- |" @$ y1 p6 T, u0 q# ~
2 |3 r$ E( j' Y3 \; eRescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 \6 O* r) C& d6 E, V
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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0 C/ J- ~7 k( X% Z! d: A
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Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. ; N/ r b" V" q
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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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Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal. }, D) _. p6 T& e
) m* z% B5 `& V! S# v# j公仔箱論壇Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said.
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4 |2 H, j C+ G3 E* V. Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe identities of the victims were still being confirmed.
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They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit
2 S# A: e; F& E1 ^It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.
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7 A7 C+ p( ^: w: Etvb 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 wheelchairs
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Survivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |
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