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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 injured7 p8 z. p4 O* x! X" Y

•     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

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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.5.39.217.766 i1 W6 I& ]1 }+ ~) ^7 \0 A
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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.( r. b1 r( K" l
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Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.( M) W" i" C+ c0 G# D2 }

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/ |0 c$ T/ i( E- t2 xShock: Locals and climbers gather at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal after an avalanche killed at least nine people
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7 Y) V; ^" l7 B# E, q) aRescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added." z  f0 J8 g5 ?* q% p

" m0 u% j! H: i2 k5.39.217.76Tenother members of the team survived the avalanche but many were injured and were being flown to hospitals by rescue helicopters, he said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; ?+ u8 k. i- @" r1 W: B
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Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.公仔箱論壇+ @1 V6 I' D0 K! Q

5 w6 ^' B# I- Z3 K1 x# S: ~ They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs.
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2 k% P0 z) O& R0 R% ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp.
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Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche
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Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepaltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 K: x( r5 q* U) }3 w

' b3 @8 b7 e- L$ oWeather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said.
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4 C9 y5 a( g! Z" Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe identities of the victims were still being confirmed.
2 }% u5 b7 X+ V, K' A- Q1 X公仔箱論壇The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.% ~) H9 R& R) F! Y$ b
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit
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Survivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal