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公仔箱論壇0 k: L3 {- K* _4 v, ~" 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公仔箱論壇) @# E. e- J2 Q8 g7 j$ j
* B u+ j" g0 I; Q1 |5 f c! Y5.39.217.76At 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. ' R8 o3 m$ j7 E. v H* T( k 3 g. j5 F$ T" x& M( v* h4 ^公仔箱論壇The team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal.' l, D# a, Z" V8 \- W
- z J8 T3 \4 U; f- J) y# N: hTVBNOW 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. ) m1 ~2 i9 }* e* k1 I6 r6 O5.39.217.76! y1 v+ H: x; R. f1 m ; U- H4 m% N% {) o; S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 people / _- |4 b5 Z9 i# f. v' Z* J2 V9 t& T$ z- Z" `1 z3 _1 b 2 {* d9 _ l: @' \5 P/ e' W& @5.39.217.76Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche - l5 }7 Y$ y' E! Z5.39.217.76TVBNOW 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。/ q) \7 O' Y2 V6 s2 e( h5 L
Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.# [6 r, z( a2 Z1 R+ \" s
) F4 T4 t K! ^5 V# z5 a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. }( w% s, a i2 v9 T
t# Q l- ~8 e3 JRescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu. 0 j' P) o8 C! T& l/ U" C% R9 u - n, g3 }( G0 z 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" ~& |& L1 q1 q* e; o& [# z
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Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. ! R& ~; o% ]5 C6 G, V6 r5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 S8 C) A; M. H- m9 M: O5 a
Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche 3 l9 ^+ G2 ~* E# q公仔箱論壇 : I5 q% S- h/ r% e: C' H" N9 x公仔箱論壇 : d" L$ i) v0 ^3 @5 ] [公仔箱論壇Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal公仔箱論壇6 h' D7 T2 Y3 x: f5 k7 ^7 u
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Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. 1 D$ L) O) m2 X4 @' f! ^8 STVBNOW 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。) x7 T* w0 E+ \7 \4 o! t$ Q
The identities of the victims were still being confirmed. ; U6 h2 y& r, n! v) GThe avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.公仔箱論壇1 ~, J H6 {; w5 l b. u. y! j
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit% t3 h4 V/ \; _( M$ [: w E
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season. + g" q9 e, z. R {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。; w. ^2 m7 }' u: W6 V4 w/ l0 G' ~ 公仔箱論壇5 w3 o+ _3 r+ Q. S
Saved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs o/ a4 b8 h0 B y+ V, n
6 S& z# {6 d; {" j' N# Z 6 v$ @9 Z$ ]; ^, M0 |4 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。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