埃及一個熱氣球爆炸墜毀19人喪生

Hot Air Balloon Crash Kills 19 in Egypt

一個熱氣球在埃及城市盧克索附近墜毀，造成乘氣球的19名游客死亡。

星期二，這個熱氣球在尼羅河西岸上空300米漂浮時起火爆炸，包括駕駛員在內(nèi)的兩人幸免于難。

有關(guān)官員說，遇難者中包括來自法國、英國和其他國家的游客。

熱氣球墜毀地點(diǎn)位于一個埃及古都，游客們到那里游覽廟宇、宮殿和古墓，包括圖坦卡蒙法老的墓地。

聯(lián)合國教科文組織于1979年將盧克索指定為世界遺產(chǎn)。

A hot air balloon has crashed near the Egyptian city of Luxor, killing 19 tourists on board.

Two other people, including the pilot, survived after the balloon caught fire and exploded Tuesday while traveling at an altitude of 300 meters over the west bank of the Nile River.

Officials said the dead included people from France, Britain and other countries.

The area where the balloon went down was a capital of ancient Egypt, and draws tourists to see temples, palaces and tombs, including the burial site of the pharaoh Tutankhamun. The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO designated it a World Heritage site in 1979.