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 0 a( B2 c4 V: Z$ g* j6 \8 `+ j. Y公仔箱論壇
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. - C W% i4 Y7 A U1 C7 C/ D公仔箱論壇 + r! j6 U; h3 ?' b9 q5 c2 ~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。The team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal.公仔箱論壇: J, V/ C( { {0 ~
3 o$ g+ Y0 l( c! 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。Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered. 0 m; N4 S0 E$ S. N. C1 I9 w公仔箱論壇5 E) w5 r: k. W" M% S) d- a 公仔箱論壇' u: i K5 V& Y6 K/ W! c
Shock: Locals and climbers gather at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal after an avalanche killed at least nine people 2 [" G2 u5 P' w3 k5 d$ J4 d5.39.217.76 6 |& {/ c& V; a: _# C; S! E j9 I) F0 ]! R5.39.217.76Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche公仔箱論壇. v( I- U8 R+ k( v2 J5 v7 ~
8 f& [4 s" n" A+ I/ C' h) wRescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added. & ]. w5 O+ J {, W0 M9 N公仔箱論壇4 H. W# ?6 K5 a5 w
Tenother members of the team survived the avalanche but many were injured and were being flown to hospitals by rescue helicopters, he said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 j& }( _4 k# l% @
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Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.& N' I2 ]* M$ c- V' w% W1 a" v& v5 R7 a6 W
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They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs. / I! J) q' Q& U! \; O5.39.217.765.39.217.76# I+ D% J( a9 v& y X9 \$ ` u
Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. ( Y! | l" ~6 k, K5 RTVBNOW 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) \2 @0 u# a" C% S3 o4 \
Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche + V4 y# V2 i, V/ x' r ! g+ ^; {5 F3 X! m/ A6 ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. h, l% E* X. N! t% R4 D, o! S& F. N
Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal : n) ]1 x. L- q% o- Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb & C7 ^: K& W3 M$ J+ q( C) a. e公仔箱論壇Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. ! o5 w( }, W2 T& g2 p9 K
0 y* k6 w$ V' ]3 W: g- _公仔箱論壇The identities of the victims were still being confirmed. 5 o$ l# d: D2 }2 l5.39.217.76The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high. ! a# H& 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。They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit! P* {' V0 A$ S! Z: s
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.# S6 \' F5 _- M# v, i% U4 \
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Saved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs ; ?, ~" [% ]+ H6 g# r公仔箱論壇 ( k3 s4 y; ~ q( J: q9 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。 8 `) z( N1 O1 m* J! fSurvivors: 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