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! R* j2 H9 @+ Y! {
- 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. ?2 N1 ~, `& N, q( `
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Police 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 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。& ?& Y: i H: ]' i1 a' q; ^% B# k
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Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche- A2 Y* |+ t9 P+ J4 ]$ y
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Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 d% B& L0 O+ O7 ]4 h2 J
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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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& \9 C/ g% c$ R' u5.39.217.76Rescuepilot 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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Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: }8 I- d7 q( A* {
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Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the 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。0 }5 x4 a* V* a
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$ F e. C; B( gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWeather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. 5.39.217.76' F; H8 I) l9 k+ h! I
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The identities of the victims were still being confirmed.
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It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.5.39.217.761 U# u8 i4 J' u( |/ f' V
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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
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7 c/ M* k0 {9 I1 }$ ZSurvivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |