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
) H, }; _ p4 Q2 I: s6 R7 f5.39.217.76- 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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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ q" y# B/ a B8 d
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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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Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.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。2 I+ l& r; e, ?7 {& ]% x! Q
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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! P# W9 a( f9 F' d- q! }( Y
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( f, U7 K$ \2 |$ c& D |Emergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanche' p3 S- a* Q7 f2 x. p
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Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.
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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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Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu. u8 {% C3 ?. A B# z
+ H0 V) W& o2 X& Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 E, m' t+ {" w8 @8 L4 a
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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 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。$ v% I5 A( L/ o/ ^7 d# W
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Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal
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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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# p& L# d. M3 k- O公仔箱論壇The identities of the victims were still being confirmed.
( O3 H. o; e9 y1 xThe avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.5.39.217.76! w# F. m. p$ o1 c* v% {
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, G# l1 t( l4 b
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.
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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 wheelchairs! V8 J/ `) `8 _/ E* r: A
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) h7 h3 _' m1 b7 v$ W% }: ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSurvivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |
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