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% u5 `# H- x* ^3 u: M9 R' i
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/ L2 k, v* h0 v5 t, E# l
, `5 U5 j$ D) d/ |公仔箱論壇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.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。0 }' ^( n: ?0 A6 ~( d6 k E
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The team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal.+ j/ w+ I7 G' ~2 c
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Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.公仔箱論壇9 Q# `+ \) C, U3 S) ^/ w
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。6 V+ U7 }7 ?( i- o 7 r+ r/ Z/ k& j4 x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( [ C! [9 G7 W ~
" }; q4 X3 j0 `公仔箱論壇 e+ I% W' @- q7 c" BEmergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche5.39.217.76: T; E- h4 ~4 C2 `5 j7 ?! U
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Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added. 6 I9 `3 ~& X7 B- J7 K& p& e$ L1 g$ z; @" N, { [
Tenother members of the team survived the avalanche but many were injured and were being flown to hospitals by rescue helicopters, he said.+ V$ k' n+ k5 c4 I/ s, E4 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.* J( f8 @1 e2 ^* ]" i
& h# M( J6 I4 i3 T" o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. 3 e( |& v7 o! `0 s4 }公仔箱論壇 7 |9 W2 a: ]: V* V' `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. : h# \& @9 X' o; K; c5 w+ N3 atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 4 G2 g! R A* Z5 W" R" d% THelp: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanchetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 f) Y1 j! }. }- o6 x
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Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal公仔箱論壇! f" j: G, y# w% U2 ?
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Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& M' B+ U+ Q0 r' }
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The identities of the victims were still being confirmed.公仔箱論壇$ R! Q0 d2 h) J$ ^
The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.9 q2 a& \& w7 P# ]& E, v, Y
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& S. X. ]% p7 M) i1 k& X2 S
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season. 0 l% y }) @5 a/ e( y- Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb , {+ }+ @' z& R6 T$ \1 v3 N3 Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb $ D; ^( E) U7 D$ C$ O' _1 NSaved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs 4 e" M. o5 N/ }9 s: J. t5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 F( Q" h9 {. t- t! m % n+ R8 A7 B$ A& @7 o7 a9 H( a, A
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
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