Sunday, September 23, 2012

9 climbers killed, 6 missing in Nepal avalanche

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An avalanche swept away climbers on a Himalayan peak in Nepal on Sunday, leaving at least nine dead and six others missing, officials said. Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and German man were recovered and that rescue pilots have spotted seven other bodies on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal. The mountain is the eighth highest in the world.

http://news.yahoo.com/9-climbers-killed-6-missing-nepal-avalanche-101046461.html?_esi=1

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