埃及一個熱氣球爆炸墜毀19人喪生

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

一個熱氣球在埃及城市盧克索附近墜毀，造成乘氣球的19名遊客死亡。

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.

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，包括駕駛員在內的兩人倖免於難。

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

有關官員說，遇難者中包括來自法國、英國和其他國家的遊客。

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.

熱氣球墜毀地點位於一個埃及古都，遊客們到那裏遊覽廟宇、宮殿和古墓，包括圖坦卡蒙法老的墓地。

The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO designated it a World Heritage site in 1979.

聯合國教科文組織於1979年將盧克索指定爲世界遺產。