Hot air balloon crash in Egypt kills 19 foreigners:

 

An Egyptian security official says at least 19 foreign tourists were killed as their hot air balloon crashed near the famed ancient city of Luxor. The casualties included French, British and other nationals.

The official says there was a fire and an explosion and that the balloon then plunged from the sky and crashed into sugar cane fields west of Luxor on Tuesday. Luxor is 510 kilometers (320 miles) south of Cairo.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to talk to the media.

An Associated Press reporter at the crash site says he counted eight bodies as they were put into body bags and taken away.

 

http://www.3news.co.nz/Hot-air-balloon-crash-in-Egypt-kills-19-foreigners/tabid/417/articleID/288243/Default.aspx

Hot air balloon crash in Egypt kills 19 foreigners:

 

An Egyptian security official says at least 19 foreign tourists were killed as their hot air balloon crashed near the famed ancient city of Luxor. The casualties included French, British and other nationals.

The official says there was a fire and an explosion and that the balloon then plunged from the sky and crashed into sugar cane fields west of Luxor on Tuesday. Luxor is 510 kilometers (320 miles) south of Cairo.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to talk to the media.

An Associated Press reporter at the crash site says he counted eight bodies as they were put into body bags and taken away.

 

http://www.3news.co.nz/Hot-air-balloon-crash-in-Egypt-kills-19-foreigners/tabid/417/articleID/288243/Default.aspx

 

 

How sad. I heard it on Danish TV2 News that reported that one person had survived this accident.

UPDATE at 13:35 from Danish DR Update: 18 dead. The pilot and 1 tourist survived the accident.

This is just terrible & sad.

They were 21 people in that balloon? How freaking huge are these things nowadays :stunned:

This huge:

 

I'd be annoyed to fly with so many people, what's the fun with that? :wtf: Feels like riding a bus...

:(

R.I.P.