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
8 s9 A) a( j# I! b# n/ D) s2 Wtvb 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 g1 d" z3 S" e$ jtvb 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.www3.tvboxnow.com0 a d* y* ^3 ~/ z3 I$ U( p4 k
4 p% ] j- q0 e0 y' @2 e& M+ Wwww3.tvboxnow.comThe team, which included French and German climbers, got into difficulty on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas of northern Nepal.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。3 q& `: m6 B1 i
4 o8 o) E R3 X# A公仔箱論壇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。8 B- Q- a! k/ e/ I( ]
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- z: l! _" C& I; f0 UShock: 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
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$ Y- f' ^- ^0 y/ n7 z( WRescue 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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+ J2 y' C2 p; pRescuepilot 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.www3.tvboxnow.com4 V- B* N! B, I
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Pasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. 公仔箱論壇8 ], ~# C) c. o! x4 V/ t

2 I8 x/ {) D$ @" mHelp: 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。6 b- f0 L$ f" M* t! ?' z
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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 B a+ q r. j& Y/ Q
& x1 j h( H) u4 j; ~0 G) [& [tvb 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.www3.tvboxnow.com$ U" O! ]# W6 ~$ W) [7 P( u( f
The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.www3.tvboxnow.com3 F/ f+ @6 ]( z i4 w$ w& U$ b \
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summit
* u, m! w" {& W* p7 S) w. U$ H( VIt is the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season.公仔箱論壇+ W0 _ J" {$ R
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Survivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |