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In this photo provided by Nepalese airline Simrik Air, an injured victim, center, of an avalanche is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. The avalanche swept away climbers on a Himalayan peak in Nepal on Sunday, leaving at least nine dead and six others missing, officials said. (AP Photo/Simrik Air)

German and Nepalese climbers killed by avalanche on Mount Manaslu in Nepal; 13 others missing

KATMANDU, Nepal – Police in Nepal say an avalanche has swept away climbers on a Himalayan peak, killing a German and a Nepalese and leaving 13 others missing.

Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar says the avalanche swept down Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal today.

He says a German man and a Nepalese guide were killed.

The 13 missing include Germans, French and Nepalese.

Kuwar says 10 others on the team were able to survive.

Details of the accident are still sketchy.

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