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- f5 {+ _8 {7 \( l9 \! [
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 ; u( X. I% l- Q$ m1 x5.39.217.76 ) f2 H6 [8 S4 s: V' u: v& U9 t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. ' z3 Q' J$ y: a 4 v; ?+ X: M3 a$ K8 L5.39.217.76The team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal. ' ~, k% O4 H, w( {9 a0 f( @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" B# F5 }, K2 E5 V! ]+ L, ~
Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered. . b, O: f: ^- E7 ^0 z3 d5 I ; Q* N6 a: N' K" X4 n; A) d公仔箱論壇 3 ^1 n$ o; m2 q. PShock: Locals and climbers gather at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal after an avalanche killed at least nine people # e3 T. q! t$ a7 _: l% v+ `, p9 R/ k公仔箱論壇 + {0 C( c. y+ g6 B0 E % D3 y: f4 i" ^' e+ ]. @; X公仔箱論壇Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche , u9 g, h% v7 e* O, n0 @% M9 @2 ]1 ^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。' Q; W( N9 S3 z" n, i
Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.; I7 `# F4 d5 I/ l! w7 v( a
5 f7 Y0 N# u6 v5 r: D8 Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTenother members of the team survived the avalanche but many were injured and were being flown to hospitals by rescue helicopters, he said. 3 d' L9 g- j& c. s) J/ n! Z公仔箱論壇5.39.217.762 g' X3 R/ d& q
Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu. 1 F! M6 J& Y/ T% u; ~ ' M0 k. l, Z8 |1 S! f6 ~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。 They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs. 3 A% ~; q8 b: F! e/ x % a ~8 s6 c4 A) w' J9 |8 ~Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! i a& E6 b$ G: s 4 n0 G+ G8 v3 U8 b" T; z$ K/ z公仔箱論壇Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche - x2 S0 |) K; ]* C; r. ^5 w公仔箱論壇) R) o* w- D4 D1 Q5 _' R 5.39.217.76- S% A; N$ s. F2 C* c
Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal , \% F! s# Q" L2 T' E" Z% J5.39.217.765.39.217.764 C5 U3 w' L5 U8 a7 o( G! N
Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. ' B4 l+ h9 w+ w& W: D, W5.39.217.765.39.217.76$ B' P2 x7 D4 L; u9 l$ b9 v. Q8 o
The identities of the victims were still being confirmed., t- g, T( j9 y5 D( P
The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high. ) y! Y9 K: t' I0 [, |7 K- mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit公仔箱論壇$ Y4 r! T, y' [# M6 P, c( S
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season. : T* P% F1 P& m7 \ : e2 I( W8 O- A! [ 7 D' R2 B, K8 j3 a5.39.217.76Saved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs C8 ~! ?4 P. J, C公仔箱論壇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。1 U; ~- ^6 }" `" k 6 |3 G# ~ D- V. f) f0 i
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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