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; i h5 L; r7 o4 ] `' U- 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
By Rob Preece . B* @* G& ~) D$ K1 g公仔箱論壇 5 i- Y8 E/ X6 h* K% @$ wTVBNOW 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。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. 3 P2 s/ B- O ^- g y) r5 o! V9 t/ A5.39.217.76The team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal.7 k1 n, C1 D) V' h2 n0 I/ |: W* C
9 o4 z7 I, Z8 j6 m! XTVBNOW 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.公仔箱論壇 h' F( d' H x+ V" J7 i
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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 0 T, c! _3 ?# \6 I1 [0 ]& JTVBNOW 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。 + D7 X, g; v% 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。5.39.217.763 m5 Z$ y0 s l, ], A
Emergency: 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。6 f% r" x: ?4 f2 V# \
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Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added. . n; m. @2 i. K4 y b公仔箱論壇 $ ]/ v7 A4 _% N0 X/ w, L$ b; CTenother members of the team survived the avalanche but many were injured and were being flown to hospitals by rescue helicopters, he said. - w: s0 o3 N# B" Z7 d. I" Q5 r公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇: g: z; b* z* b7 x8 a( i- U* ]
Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu. 6 |: X$ N ?, ]& ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76- R: s( W8 E7 X) K( i+ S3 k
They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# l# f7 J7 T p; H2 ~/ ?$ g( t. J
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Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. % ~3 X5 ^3 |! ^0 V+ w. k0 j . i4 ]/ N8 U- atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHelp: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the 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。5 A" Y4 I v0 V `* A3 {6 a
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Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal9 Y, c2 c: l4 h+ v* F4 l5 Q& k2 e
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Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. $ M3 P2 Z4 k8 x: G# Z1 W公仔箱論壇 ' F8 o8 }+ v/ U. l1 DThe identities of the victims were still being confirmed.5.39.217.762 E0 i$ N4 G' Q h9 }6 d Y9 \6 ?
The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high. 0 p6 z0 I* f' p, q7 nThey had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit ) T/ Q7 T1 X* `& G8 U! [! K+ @It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season. 0 f1 C4 ]( a! x; } J% |. o4 W* P @( c q ! _: E( T/ v: T/ a7 ]) J0 Y5.39.217.76Saved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs 0 s% A/ Q( G- C& K0 G" @' ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb F1 k( U! ^+ Y7 x6 Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 2 F( k3 k* m; w- t0 d1 p3 o# n: ^9 qSurvivors: 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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