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 injuredtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 r8 [6 ?6 V' z+ |8 L
- 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.
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* X' Q6 z: G1 p3 U( S9 H- VThe 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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) a6 p7 z, `% A) _www.tvboxnow.comPolice 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。; L e3 }0 x F/ a# F8 C- Y
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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公仔箱論壇& O: ] y4 z; c0 S i
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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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* k% m% X* m5 ?9 |3 rTVBNOW 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。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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) q* P5 k( e% e公仔箱論壇Rescuepilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to Katmandu.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。& x( w; b& z% t8 v- h
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They included two French survivors - Claude Belmas, 52, and Armand Manel, 42 - who were taken to the clinic in wheelchairs.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。$ n$ F, v! ?8 C) _) `3 \
3 f {. l; w3 XPasang said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. www.tvboxnow.com$ x* h0 _* P( T' Z. r. ^

! E8 P3 M1 J$ i8 Q* CHelp: An injured victim is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, after the avalanche
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+ ~: I' f& j# g8 W/ {Airlifted: An unidentified tourist is rescued from the mountain by helicopter after the avalanche in northern Nepal
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5 @; ]# R5 o0 \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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* h2 Z- }. d+ u( J; f8 L* _ l
The avalanche happened as the climbers were at a camp 22,960ft high.www.tvboxnow.com$ e# b4 O( s+ v/ K0 L5 S: u' p# N0 x! V
They had been preparing to head towards the mountain's 26,760ft summittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 f1 C, F! y- L- F6 z3 p2 X
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$ m# U3 W5 Z) E7 Q! I. V
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9 e1 N* @- O' \) w# N' F6 E' ]0 Jwww.tvboxnow.comSurvivors: Frenchmen Claude Belmas and Armand Manel give their details at the clinic in Katmandu, Nepal |