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 ( g- S7 b3 A' J. G- e
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. & K; T& ?7 b: _2 e$ Y5.39.217.76TVBNOW 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。! ^' P5 t( R, g) Y; [
The team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal.1 s3 W# v3 Z% A. G
5 ~5 s9 p9 G3 z. v. G5.39.217.76Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered. # F& z, m( T; K8 }+ ^5.39.217.76 ) x1 d% H- `) r. F/ N0 t- {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb A' o/ y7 S1 w+ C( i; _7 c2 \: ^
Shock: Locals and climbers gather at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal after an avalanche killed at least nine people - F8 x, J/ ~* vTVBNOW 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。- ]- F( f) L6 p7 e9 Y 1 s3 U! T0 M+ Q公仔箱論壇Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche * M; E3 x# z, |3 D4 l- h+ K公仔箱論壇5.39.217.76' l' f/ N; K! D) h* k
Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added. * ~$ e. t, {$ @9 s# w# fTVBNOW 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。5 v5 C, m2 j' g5 R7 @' `5 s+ w
Tenother members of the team survived the avalanche but many were injured and were being flown to hospitals by rescue helicopters, he said.3 P/ @8 z/ v( [6 v
( j/ @4 U) K0 U* F: E$ g5 C$ g2 t4 mRescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu. 4 L, h- `% `- e F) r2 ?; t" `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 x$ b& o- i# Y: a: `" T) F
They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs.5.39.217.761 j+ V0 C( Q/ j- o# S/ T/ @) T
1 J+ X5 M. k/ j: ]" @- j! t4 yPasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. . a# F& d" p9 ~( Q5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 f1 Q6 e8 P7 j* v) @4 j1 \
Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche w# d/ S9 |% ] D/ v: H2 c
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Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal5.39.217.76 a$ @2 E, N* Q8 k# v
% \7 e4 [* H- pWeather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. 6 |. K l! ?9 Z& A4 P. u5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 k4 T. Q- Z m. F
The identities of the victims were still being confirmed. * u1 x' n6 _2 a& m |The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high. # h; X$ e a6 K9 w+ KThey had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit - K5 n8 k$ f/ B* q, `公仔箱論壇It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season." `0 ^4 K& s1 F" k( s7 d
5 q) E) k9 Z& K( N) y公仔箱論壇 ! E% B m6 \) L4 g! gtvb 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 % g1 k- @3 R' c! w1 G6 [2 v. v0 { r z 9 Z) r% e1 D8 Q* c6 W& cTVBNOW 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。公仔箱論壇0 C" t0 S* S: v) G
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
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