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% [6 c# S4 b& a9 o0 X, t' q
- 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.公仔箱論壇- a! L' Q& d/ g5 X8 B2 y, Q6 V; R- C
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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.5.39.217.768 f" R5 I7 q. o$ O' i
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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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2 v) F6 C- p1 U/ u1 SShock: 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 avalanche公仔箱論壇 Y/ t6 B. J0 S, f+ [- v) k: v
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Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 j( z7 }3 M7 M# ?4 |0 i
, B% C- ]/ {: C6 J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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* g- u* G1 @) v* ?5.39.217.76Rescuepilot 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.
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+ `) [. O" h+ _+ L4 U% i公仔箱論壇Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp.
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- O( V0 X! h! B5 l5 PHelp: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche
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5 ?9 @; W' S. W: D( q Mtvb 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.
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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" O' x2 T- b7 j, ~' D+ ?& g
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1 c6 t5 a0 X3 B3 I- M3 ]Survivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |
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