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 7 k9 N, ]9 E4 \' f& V$ M$ I5.39.217.76
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
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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.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。$ i% d" Z) x( m. G4 S3 |8 |: S! m- v
' s7 x% ]1 x/ H. }& a1 g5 Y5.39.217.76The team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal. ' C7 i( X2 u3 z% h+ [8 Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ( ]) i% N/ k' R- J5 y3 ?1 @公仔箱論壇Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- X9 G4 b1 z5 n5 k3 K1 [ R
: Q1 b* O: J+ d9 P, N m3 U G% \( `" z I) L" h1 N1 z1 jShock: Locals and climbers gather at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal after an avalanche killed at least nine people( q% Q) X4 k- m2 O! j4 S- W: w
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Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche5.39.217.76$ @0 b, s9 _ }8 K" h) s/ m
2 @ M7 |: l5 X% d: g) O- b- p公仔箱論壇Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added. ; T6 G w" c; ]2 P7 j ) \! k- Y+ B3 \6 uTenother members of the team survived the avalanche but many were injured and were being flown to hospitals by rescue helicopters, he said.5.39.217.760 s" q5 h3 E2 \3 d! U" X
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Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 O: [: ?7 y) ~2 Q
+ L4 m) }. S+ g3 y. M公仔箱論壇 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* i4 D5 w- x3 g. r
) \3 J. u2 ?2 @# F G. w+ ZTVBNOW 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。Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. : t# K6 ^0 _7 n5 c E+ f# R' {" @# M6 a+ ~$ ?
Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche) n( z# Z7 w& @- q
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Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal 9 H: a: @! `# a0 s6 n: ]# n- r公仔箱論壇5.39.217.769 k$ j7 _$ L; D! s* T9 |, @
Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& g2 C- h' s6 w, ^& V# T6 r
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The identities of the victims were still being confirmed. $ a; @0 N5 j5 m公仔箱論壇The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.公仔箱論壇; f) b' y5 z) W: | T( I$ F" c
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit5.39.217.76# C" C: Q" I1 S% m" t" P
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 }# }) ^1 D4 s/ J' r# W2 }
: p! C/ n) C3 [, W1 N : f; w. h. n5 Q I& l" [公仔箱論壇Saved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs 6 d/ S- Z) Z# ]+ i6 P3 ATVBNOW 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。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。8 t" i% Y$ J( c . _0 l: U8 r/ r3 c/ i( Q% gTVBNOW 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。Survivors: 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