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 injuredTVBNOW 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。# Y" T2 h, q" E1 ]
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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$ g% J6 z, b) Z. E5 A6 U6 _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. " m+ u& v) [) u O/ u" s# U0 U* g) n3 b7 q7 a" _
The team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal. 8 T/ l; Y1 G9 F3 Z$ }/ d! Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb . ]* F# G9 S& \" \公仔箱論壇Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered. R! _& D8 d0 c+ E# ^& l9 k5.39.217.76 5 F6 E" W/ |: k" }% qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 o8 w3 ~; g% R" M( z
Shock: Locals and climbers gather at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal after an avalanche killed at least nine people公仔箱論壇( b0 }3 m* a* v
3 b0 }( [# F0 Q" Z d8 V1 t ( I' c, c- r8 v8 i" ~4 N* REmergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalancheTVBNOW 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。0 m+ a5 a6 m: t, E+ c$ ~
% K: P: K2 D- w( S( p7 d! Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.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。/ S% l( d* t T, G p, C j
* R$ D8 V1 i. t0 pTenother members of the team survived the avalanche but many were injured and were being flown to hospitals by rescue helicopters, he said.5.39.217.76% M9 c/ H8 l6 g
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Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu. # G! B5 _# m+ Y1 o w! K5.39.217.769 M) K2 h7 p( }9 n2 |* R
They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs. ) T# N5 \- ]. Z5.39.217.766 \; |# L; L' Q" p0 V9 u6 x) I& a
Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# o9 @2 i% v% Y 1 L: S9 ]* b, g& ?$ N% f t公仔箱論壇Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche5.39.217.76" R- P% i) c2 {0 l
: |% u- V' c+ c , v. t: B; k' a3 ~) W/ kAirlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal & w3 m# W. p1 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。 8 e; B6 \& W. atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWeather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. 1 }- k7 o3 q5 Z, Y H
/ ~ u: U4 q2 }8 S" W0 ?The identities of the victims were still being confirmed.5.39.217.76% G6 ], I1 u8 L. S9 [, ^
The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high. ( p- T( b9 b A公仔箱論壇They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit公仔箱論壇$ P$ o# D y9 o% e) T1 d" h& y: \
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season. % ^9 r# M2 s, G& P) D# x# n% Y公仔箱論壇3 b- C6 f! Q. Y' v6 D 3 t8 |8 E+ G! L& Z7 jSaved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs 1 \, ]3 O# z2 p4 r- U , q9 o2 {! p* r4 _tvb 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。" R |$ T: d; 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