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
0 M7 n" j4 I/ Mtvb 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
By Rob Preece
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* H G2 o/ e6 i: h1 }& _) D. G- y4 \$ otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAt 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.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。, @" l3 B7 [6 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.
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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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' b; J% U# j EEmergency: Rescuers arrive at the Nepalese mountain where at least nine people were killed in an avalanchetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 a3 u3 t7 {# R. H' k. w: `4 k
# J& m8 M# C7 w% P# L3 ~& r$ p \公仔箱論壇Rescue pilots had spotted seven other bodies on the mountain's slopes, he added.
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- w7 K! ^$ f9 L( vTenother 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! C0 A5 p& |6 J2 B1 @6 ^& O
4 s) ?, l3 m! _0 m7 P5.39.217.76Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.
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- e6 q7 E0 W0 _9 I& [ They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 A7 T; q& B$ J# k6 w# P2 \
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Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. 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。6 f- l+ Q' Z+ o Z6 v
# \5 d# j8 z( [3 a' ~" Y3 V公仔箱論壇Help: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche1 r# z, _8 v1 k0 n8 E4 I
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Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal4 X W- }% r7 O) @/ O1 C: k5 A: W
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Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain this afternoon, Kuwar said. 2 |- y9 c( C: H. R) F0 f
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The 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。- I5 X* S6 m7 ]3 s5 S5 K8 K( ~) }
The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 |' V$ q1 A" i l1 b# c
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit
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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 wheelchairs5.39.217.764 h- o2 y, {4 q; b5 I6 m
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Survivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |
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