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 Q% K) F U/ q( N( o2 ^; M
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 ' l6 ?/ u! R/ K4 Y% p/ k' Q- v; ?5.39.217.76 1 G, O: b3 K1 x e1 S' y( GAt 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.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。1 l- d$ [& B+ ~
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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. + H! e/ c7 D. z- b! S' K ; |; W8 E. Q; J公仔箱論壇Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.; d; D0 g& v# [, y$ v6 t# O
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。; X' A! ?$ B! N: X! u, } 5 @/ r, f$ ]+ bTVBNOW 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。Shock: Locals and climbers gather at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal after an avalanche killed at least nine people " ~6 |" [. H3 Y5.39.217.76 ( _! g( D: L. r6 K0 |' G" M3 o& ]4 s公仔箱論壇7 r- ?- v6 Q/ N0 p
Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche & \+ v0 @ d6 P. J" v5.39.217.76 . i6 R/ V* p: g3 J% O9 S D8 k0 PRescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.公仔箱論壇$ w" `2 Y$ ^7 Z0 d8 H6 D
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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. . Y! E/ d% S8 |* a) Y5.39.217.76/ W$ J% A n0 i4 h. [: T# G
Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.. S8 Q% G" V8 z N" F4 {
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They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs. / S, a* N2 u/ x5 H5 e 6 i, n( l0 g/ N! tPasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. 5.39.217.76* H: P# z; C" M" o" ?" {& n 2 q4 ?" M7 [' x* g
Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche ) h9 p0 K8 Y- F公仔箱論壇 5 h. s! W# U( u; t" F! Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% u, K8 b0 G i$ D k) R
Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal3 U6 [0 g( H* c
* L$ R$ W+ ?. ~0 ?8 d( kWeather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. 公仔箱論壇) D5 q1 N) N0 } s1 f
. E) y9 p5 H3 i, ]6 M j" iThe identities of the victims were still being confirmed.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。: |+ t# X- C9 O1 @- R/ P
The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high. 2 e; V, q- B+ x1 R7 D公仔箱論壇They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit5.39.217.76: P, E9 t: {- g3 U: M2 F
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ E' o% ?" ]$ a9 _9 \4 T
- h2 [( c8 T) i/ P6 K ' P. m; u5 e. c7 z8 C1 o/ }* dtvb 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 wheelchairs5.39.217.764 U3 F$ T7 G( ]* R
3 W: F8 ?( u1 o + J& r' i( _4 Z' C6 Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSurvivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal作者: kmarstar 時間: 2012-9-25 06:30 PM
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