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公仔箱論壇9 L) f6 o. i0 Q* I! u" [
- 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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& A b8 b( l" m3 A# f( R0 g I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.
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/ s! I/ D1 m" U% |6 _2 ~# nThe team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal., g+ K% [) v3 ~9 J6 S
J6 x4 C8 i; s0 E公仔箱論壇Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man had been recovered.( U) H* [* c, J% q. [& y: i
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( b8 l0 t E: ^2 `1 r) Y; }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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Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.
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0 c, ^" P$ b, B$ o/ Q% ]5.39.217.76Tenother 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! `/ W2 z; R. I
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Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.
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They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs.5.39.217.76 ]" v2 ?0 v/ D7 D( y; E" @, X
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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公仔箱論壇- g, E6 f4 I( y6 W
2 b, f: Q8 M s) b' gtvb 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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The identities of the victims were still being confirmed.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 u3 D _, w$ H2 z3 M
The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.
4 k% s$ r! J. D" a1 M3 N! rThey had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit: l% w/ `9 y3 w* ~$ ~
It is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.) W+ z( O G: K5 \
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$ b/ F: T' J% ~4 K5 Z" A- Q; O5.39.217.76Saved: French survivors Claude Belmas (left) and Armand Manel (right) were rescued from the mountain and taken to a clinic in Katmandu in wheelchairs
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7 y& J! m+ F- [0 U" HSurvivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |
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