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, J0 L* B8 w& \! L
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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! u3 }' B$ x. @) ?7 c( AAt 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.7 Y! u) Z# E; B9 d# b' m
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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. 8 A3 z' I: p7 n% V# P8 |5.39.217.76 2 R3 R! e4 `8 E3 ~6 r* K3 }# gPolice official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.5.39.217.76: D- Y% a8 z# z+ E+ D" y1 }' Q
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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 people( A0 l% y7 a% N' L5 L. d- \' X& h
公仔箱論壇$ k% E8 F. N' B6 d& G# g ! o, k1 h: E5 t. v4 Y% ~( z/ _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。Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche5.39.217.761 N% ]& v/ f G0 G5 q. \
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Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added. 5 b2 r$ [5 Y+ L4 O , j) r) c* _+ ]* o4 Z U- ETVBNOW 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. 3 ^7 W$ o9 D% ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 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。4 H8 D% ^# q. e# N) R' Y, G2 b* {$ F% t
Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.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。% h- J* W0 h* W0 S
# W5 R+ }0 a0 m! N0 M9 H6 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 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# Y( a! \1 U8 D7 E$ F
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Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. 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。" V1 x) V" V! D8 V( c , P& Q( f' ~! I$ ^$ h* O9 k" NHelp: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche公仔箱論壇& Q4 a2 U/ [) i) _ F/ ]" F
) @: o: V/ X$ D6 M# ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 3 A2 B8 d5 d V( F7 E; a8 B公仔箱論壇Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal 2 p I, K, v: u P- C , R+ {- x4 b" P! C8 P, I% q( s8 UWeather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. 公仔箱論壇% {5 ?- O( {+ l
" @7 w |( F% o1 r5 YThe identities of the victims were still being confirmed. . b8 S' x& u" Y5 Q4 y. \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.5.39.217.76# V# B; [0 Q' s! @8 u
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit. {" z6 ]" C) }
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season. 7 S! p2 j& E2 W9 B) V公仔箱論壇 7 T/ ~: U7 L6 n: 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。 / P& d* D a l3 |) U9 b! F
Saved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs $ v5 v0 K) a3 ]3 \5.39.217.76$ s) M6 |5 m+ i: S 公仔箱論壇6 Q5 C' U( C* Z7 T. ~6 J& Y: T- `
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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