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 # T L5 v! V/ }6 I; X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
By Rob Preece ! D# i6 O' ?$ L; G0 ~$ b5 ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb " Y8 w! w9 K& a9 j) M1 x1 I5 W1 n1 `5.39.217.76At 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. 3 l! \3 l; t: A5 ?& v公仔箱論壇 1 I# I- [% Y7 c4 a+ l& jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal. ' M8 g4 b U+ Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( o0 B. ^- L5 u, A
Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered. 4 d- X2 a ]& M; [, c" } x公仔箱論壇 7 d1 x9 S- {- ]9 q$ M8 }公仔箱論壇$ X0 I% ?* L( k. t7 v5 M, a1 j
Shock: Locals and climbers gather at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal after an avalanche killed at least nine people : z. x: i) N) l$ |# otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76( U1 |6 C* f Q! d 7 J$ w# C/ n# w) P4 u5 u5.39.217.76Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche公仔箱論壇! S" z2 Y* I0 }2 D" t
0 h$ n* ~+ Q5 e+ @3 nRescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.公仔箱論壇* w# {9 A6 t, C( }5 p* x+ a
6 _- |+ r( U# X公仔箱論壇Tenother members of the team survived the avalanche but many were injured and were being flown to hospitals by rescue helicopters, he said.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。% k* r* z4 ~! W3 W. O! {
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Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.1 s0 y1 k% r/ {$ \" t3 {
& e$ n6 V4 O6 a! d5.39.217.76 They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs.9 d, ~0 x/ g, q3 z. A" i
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Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. 3 O1 W8 B( q6 C* V, u/ X5 L公仔箱論壇5.39.217.76% m" f5 W m- l
Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche $ p2 l4 k+ W- u* `8 C5.39.217.765.39.217.76! _9 S; r3 x2 U$ Y9 u& `0 w tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, t/ d) `4 ]# w& E9 g. Y
Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal , p8 y* [: P9 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。5.39.217.76. K' ]- }" s3 F2 F2 b. j
Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. ( H" V, }0 G9 S8 ~0 s$ }
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The identities of the victims were still being confirmed. 7 _0 k/ q, `! ^1 [5 uThe avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high. # s) v* G& _ Z# Q公仔箱論壇They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# }: Y2 X5 h+ z; }: C% P
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season. & K0 K# n w# r& V 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。 ; O& K. y$ x9 m6 g5.39.217.76 ) a5 O6 {+ F$ E* a! vtvb 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 0 C! ]7 O' N+ C' m) M* u* j/ atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb # F$ y, g z, T$ htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 5 R! ]5 r+ J4 u. T% mTVBNOW 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