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
; F! K: t1 l% ^, ~; t/ etvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- 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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0 u' W5 s) ? d9 W0 mAt 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.
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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.
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8 V4 Y! T6 A5 F; W4 c: ^6 t ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPolice official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.5.39.217.76: e. F, v' w$ a
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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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Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalancheTVBNOW 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。( b- R7 c; F- W) o
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Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ n) r$ x1 ^; X7 E
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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 L/ R: e. A V: d7 }$ o; X& eRescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.5.39.217.76( L) A$ S9 u2 \6 O
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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
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Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal' F l- R$ G" t1 ^- |' U. [- Y; H
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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* A. V& s, q' z! a0 F& r
& ?, _7 @5 a& t& I5.39.217.76The identities of the victims were still being confirmed.
+ Z3 K' A; [- b) b m: z4 tThe avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.2 C3 v9 G7 N4 z. x- n7 t# Y
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit
9 g9 {8 ~5 o" g% ZIt is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.5.39.217.76; W9 ~9 Y+ [# E' a
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Saved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs3 V( c5 g5 o1 J
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