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Hot-Air Balloon Crashes in Egypt, Killing At Least 18

Hot Air Balloon Explosion

A hot air balloon full of tourists exploded near the southern city Luxor just after dawn Tuesday, killing at least 18 people and injuring three in the latest blow to Egypt’s moribund tourism industry.

 

Yosemite tourist dies after contracting hantavirus

Yosemite

A popular lodging area in Yosemite National Park could be linked to a rare rodent-borne disease that has killed a California tourist who stayed there this summer, officials said. A man who stayed at Curry Village in June died after contracting hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. A woman who also stayed in a canvas tent cabin about 100 feet from him on overlapping days has become seriously ill, park officials said.

 

Plane With 19 People on Board Crashes in Nepal

Plane With 19 People on Board Crashes in Nepal

A plane carrying tourists to view Mount Everest crashed while attempting to land in dense fog in Nepal on Sunday, police and eyewitnesses said. A witness said 18 bodies were pulled out of the wreckage of the plane, which was carrying 19 people.

 

Egypt bus crash kills 8 American tourists

Egypt bus crash kills 8 American tourists

A bus accident in southern Egypt on Sunday left eight American tourists dead and 21 injured, the official MENA news agency reported.

 

Typhoon Megi leaves 11 dead in Taiwan

Typhoon Megi leaves 11 dead in Taiwan

The death toll from Typhoon Megi rose to 11 on Saturday as it cut a deadly path into Asia, triggering mudslides and leaving tourists stranded in Taiwan.

 

Storms in Mideast kill British tourist, 6 others

Heavy rains and flash floods left seven people dead in Egypt and Israel on Monday, including a British tourist who was killed when a sailboat capsized on the Nile River....

 

Blast in Cairo Tourist Area Wounds 14

Blast in Cairo Tourist Area Wounds 14

A bomb exploded in a crowded Cairo market frequented by tourists, wounding at least 14 people, including foreigners, said police and medical sources.

 

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