Hot air balloon set aflame, eighteen injured

In Cappadoccia, Turkey

Eighteen tourists, all passengers of a hot air balloon in Üzengi valley, Cappadocia were injured when their balloon hit a power line and was instantly set aflame. The balloon had to perform an emergency landing, and the injured were all transferred to local hospitals. The nationalities of those injured were 14 from China, one Brazilian, two US citizens, one Turk, and two Greeks.