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
. _+ A2 r- _# o7 \2 {- 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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# s4 A5 w) d7 O5 |) \2 n( 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.公仔箱論壇: S q0 \2 B3 U4 O6 }8 z3 u
6 f9 b1 I; x' V$ [9 ?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.5.39.217.76# R! V8 N5 t- \ {
; v* t7 a, E L, M# kPolice official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.+ l+ Q* |, b7 m: m" T
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Shock: 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 @; L2 }' F0 G C0 w, ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEmergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche
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" o2 {3 k6 Q" f+ V$ f1 M( S5.39.217.76Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added." o& j9 J! U/ i: v1 c
* r9 R, {$ g- c* D5 p; C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.
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0 P# j, X: Y0 B: mTVBNOW 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。Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.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。) J% B7 z: k3 n# C
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They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs.
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Pasang 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公仔箱論壇2 i% |' U% y! N( k" d3 T/ d X
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7 Y; C7 }% ]2 {0 D1 _Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal. Y% | H8 m( T4 I7 M
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Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said.
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. E& C# g. E8 O' F0 e% `+ S5.39.217.76The identities of the victims were still being confirmed.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。3 W: g* @: S$ [' M. J" m8 C! w b
The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.
" c% G* D: p: n5 s) @They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit公仔箱論壇" Y! J$ i4 ?1 p d
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.5.39.217.76# F* A* @2 R+ V2 C0 v3 p
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7 W( V5 {. O4 h% j# JSaved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs+ w, W" E7 T+ T7 d+ U
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Survivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |
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