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, _9 Y' l; P6 N( ?
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 3 |$ @4 o5 k, |% g5 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。 0 d% @# d* ^, X7 N6 U) YTVBNOW 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. $ ?/ v- K8 l$ P( b0 C a( {, PTVBNOW 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 H# v: @7 a) O/ T- U1 {* z+ P# F9 lThe team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal. 1 _ u2 e8 }) `% [4 I0 B5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇% @2 ^# @ G2 @. P2 l; n
Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.公仔箱論壇, t9 l% D: Z' C, `9 C- S% T
2 {6 b7 k& r$ s, t5 R( P# j3 E, [- z * U8 Q' U: z! ^& d" }公仔箱論壇Shock: Locals and climbers gather at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal after an avalanche killed at least nine people5.39.217.763 a$ Z' O/ I$ A$ D7 C j
公仔箱論壇- H, d p/ s2 t6 }# Z$ Y3 r" Q 3 {0 V7 X, L) Z7 ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEmergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche2 j- U Q- c1 J1 {2 g" ~. r
* y- D" i0 ~; i% i% c" C) ~公仔箱論壇Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ L. D& ?3 @& v) {& J" d
$ U, f- L2 a5 |) s7 i7 m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。& O. }* k9 I) x
3 \- c J! W9 C7 c; q8 dRescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.5.39.217.76" H% u* k9 I Y( _4 X3 s
: }% n$ b8 D' q. g% k- t" o( L: P公仔箱論壇 They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs.公仔箱論壇! x5 r: Q; o! F( \) Z* V- O9 o0 V
. g- T% q! _& P TPasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. 公仔箱論壇) j0 l, |' F# l Q2 p! j 5.39.217.76/ r4 M& v; X- i7 a& I. G D X) `
Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche $ Y, e( \2 ?2 ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 1 O1 E& Z0 p& ?: m5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. [4 O7 O; A+ a F: F
Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal' y4 u* s1 f0 j
, J. N0 H9 V5 l. p4 q4 n+ ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWeather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. 1 p+ [/ R- ^: x8 A$ M5 I3 Z i - O& G9 g8 ` E( k5.39.217.76The identities of the victims were still being confirmed.5 N) s$ F# |/ H+ k' `, c* z7 A6 ]
The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high. 8 J9 \3 b8 j: R7 u- Z2 N2 G公仔箱論壇They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit : U4 K N/ n+ p& d3 F) G5.39.217.76It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season. 0 o6 S8 w( x6 K" ]. L: `/ @! x2 V5.39.217.76 2 Y9 \, L1 B9 ~9 W2 s4 V6 a% L2 M : m9 G1 ~2 h7 K4 x公仔箱論壇Saved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs 4 x' L" x p) a) ]9 _+ ?3 Q6 \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。 * ^2 T$ [9 T0 X+ V5.39.217.76 & p- v0 ^3 W, H$ w4 F( `& 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