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Background: 埃及一熱氣球再次墜落。據報道這是近年第三起由于熱氣球墜落導致游客受傷的事故。
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1. Whereabouts in Egypt did the hot air balloon crash?
2. What nationalities were the injured tourists?
3. How many people died?
4. How many other hot air balloon accidents have there been recently?
Hot Air Balloon Accident 熱氣球事故
Hot air ballooning at sunrise over the ancient temples of Karnak and Luxor is a magical experience. But for a good number of tourists this year the descent has been less than perfect.
In this latest accident the balloon is said to have struck a mobile phone mast on the west bank of the Nile near the village of Gourna.
Among 13 people injured, were eight French tourists, two Britons, a Canadian, a Dane and a South Korean.
Despite an earlier statement from the Governor of Luxor, that all had been released from hospital with minor scrapes and bruises, it appears that five of them are in fact being transferred to Cairo for further treatment.
There are reports that one of the French tourists has a broken back and a British woman travelling with them is said to have a suspected broken leg.
This is the third such incident in as many months. A fortnight ago several tourists were injured in a similar crash. And in late February, three hot air balloons carrying sixty tourists crashed on the same day in separate locations, injuring seven passengers. Mostly broken bones.
The problem appears to be the number of balloon companies that are working in the area - all of them competing on price.
So far there have been no deaths but in the past the government has been forced to ground the balloons while it investigates safety.
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Answers
1. Whereabouts in Egypt did the hot air balloon crash?
It crashed over the ancient temples of Karnak and Luxor.
2. What nationalities were the injured tourists?
The injured tourists were French, British, Canadian, Danish and South Korean.
3. How many people died?
Nobody died although there were some minor injuries.
4. How many other hot air balloon accidents have there been recently?.
There have been two other hot air balloon incidents in the last few months.
