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- o2 \* s' d. }+ v
- 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ m( G7 W' a: R( ~3 R' Q) l
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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.2 a) g% G, _! {4 ?8 _% j
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Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.2 ~4 f( z4 r; G: Y. C
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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 peopletvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& K5 a$ ~- _: T% s4 |
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- f* j7 ~# e# |' z" e9 H8 O0 J# dTVBNOW 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。Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche5.39.217.76+ C' k: e; W7 s+ k% N- y
9 }, w+ J1 Q' C3 i# p5.39.217.76Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.
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4 k3 r/ Q! @4 G! [% _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。Tenother members of the team survived the avalanche but many were injured and were being flown to hospitals by rescue helicopters, he said.公仔箱論壇; o; Q; Z% |8 _( D8 T, V
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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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2 V. I9 r1 C1 F. g. e) L' z 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.
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& T! Z" d5 N: M# v! Y; u. m N! xHelp: 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。- }8 \1 ~7 ^' }- A& W
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, J { D+ _6 S8 l% `Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal
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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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: W3 m8 T; g8 pThe identities of the victims were still being confirmed.
$ m& v1 T0 o" {4 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.
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' B U# `6 V, f5.39.217.76It 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 wheelchairs
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F3 R9 u; {; htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSurvivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |
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