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 injuredTVBNOW 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。& C* X! C1 H1 ^. ~, m4 k) |7 T; h
- 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
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* x, `) ?! }- y E7 ~' j. ]5 `0 U- j) S6 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAt 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./ ]; M* O2 x7 p; f I
. O. W4 u- b [5.39.217.76The team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal.
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Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.
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, d8 o% h# a1 U/ T2 [# fShock: Locals and climbers gather at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal after an avalanche killed at least nine people5.39.217.766 c4 M+ m& p' w/ ~9 q/ M
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" j: Z8 O. B; F) w; \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEmergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche
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' n, \0 \& w/ ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.
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* n5 Z$ `# F( D8 RTenother members of the team survived the avalanche but many were injured and were being flown to hospitals by rescue helicopters, he said.公仔箱論壇( B" S' l9 r3 _- H4 r9 X
6 j6 k7 Q& W* d; v+ h I1 h- l5.39.217.76Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.8 L, @/ g1 m/ @! `( P/ q- R
$ }( ]' |+ O. Q. ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs.2 }. g4 }; A; y2 R+ ?! R. H
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Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 |/ x: D' e+ g& B1 W
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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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" {6 E8 i* n/ w" G, utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAirlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal
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3 Z4 y+ f& q+ Z$ v5 B# Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWeather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said.
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K, s9 v5 S# Z/ m) z0 c/ P, |The identities of the victims were still being confirmed.
5 R J' U9 }: k& o2 i2 ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high., z: s/ R. C" P$ {+ a
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit
/ c! O5 M' D5 _8 [* RIt is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.5.39.217.761 l. I, U# j+ K! b* O5 ]
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4 t5 y& s Q0 K9 R. H# itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSaved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs公仔箱論壇4 M, C5 _5 g9 i9 v
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9 r6 `4 i: z$ ^( S/ L( [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。Survivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |