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 ; |" ~1 n& n& y W& [4 D9 z" z% a5.39.217.76
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
By Rob Preece5.39.217.76) g9 w$ }' i! A/ P, _! x
+ m3 w9 Q: Y! i6 f) a# o8 V& {& O
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. & N3 e6 \) ]4 A公仔箱論壇2 a* c, ]1 q. u
The team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal. . i# h( `! I" T) t4 z5.39.217.76! V. B! {; p8 [9 D
Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.公仔箱論壇- ? q6 A% X/ k! t
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* _6 z b2 K) a5 V : `9 k \. t$ S( x0 `Shock: Locals and climbers gather at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal after an avalanche killed at least nine people: _% O5 Z# y" ~1 K4 C3 N* ~ e
/ g0 h% x! v$ ?/ k$ M( ?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。4 p# d1 ?7 v# b/ ^8 _3 x
Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche 3 S# q6 R' K9 _! a' G; K* D. ?& Z! C( A4 b! n8 \4 E
Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added. ; n* z4 r5 }1 Q! `1 J; y$ k& U 4 ~0 O3 g! v1 G2 R8 h/ ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTenother members of the team survived the avalanche but many were injured and were being flown to hospitals by rescue helicopters, he said. `3 Q( S8 J/ f/ f c3 f公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. ^' V: A, U. C
Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.公仔箱論壇% h6 w/ E; j3 J
5.39.217.765 o( T; z: {( ~
They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs. ?' e$ L8 C( w I4 T3 R
2 x+ k+ s7 l* C5 B- M# Z% _% nTVBNOW 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. 5 J, R* P' z1 ?; p1 T7 q5.39.217.765.39.217.769 ^2 w- Q) Q& Y' ~: i: [9 s
Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche# m }7 C! h% Z. x
. v7 f z) A2 }, TTVBNOW 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。 - t2 _$ R7 m$ \" w公仔箱論壇Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal 2 L% z* @9 P3 ?2 l3 W) M. r1 B* T2 F2 c' j3 @1 V2 j
Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. 0 H% U9 ], p, E5 ]3 O S公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 ]% Z1 I8 O% r3 R3 @2 r
The identities of the victims were still being confirmed. ; V( G2 d# D @! V6 V7 i0 J5 KTVBNOW 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。The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.8 l4 V2 X( m' ?) j/ O+ _
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit ; a; f& d8 [: ~( m2 r& _, |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season. 2 X# n9 ^8 v! b) {9 D+ S- e% j* |# q6 J5.39.217.76 - f# [8 q, T3 ]) C: b5.39.217.76 5.39.217.76+ J9 N% I) x% Q0 @
Saved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs - h# | m! w7 x3 Q9 {9 I * }% }. E7 R8 e ; c' h2 X, L8 r! n9 }3 r6 JSurvivors: 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