26日，一个载有21人的热气球在埃及旅游城市卢克索上空爆炸。事故造成19名游客死亡，其中包括9名中国香港游客，另有4名日本人、3名英国人、2名法国人和1名埃及导游遇难。 On the 26th,A balloon carrying 21 people explode over the tourist city of luxor in Egypt.The accident killed 19 tourists,Including nine Chinese Hong Kong tourists,Another four Japanese people/Three British/Two French and killed an Egyptian tour guide.

事发 The incident

　　热气球空中起火爆炸后坠毁 Hot air balloon crashed after in-flight fire explosion

　　埃及安全部门一名官员26日说，事发南部旅游胜地卢克索，热气球当时搭载21人，飞行高度大约300米，在空中起火、爆炸，坠落卢克索市以西一片甘蔗地。

A security official said 26, Egypt,The luxor, a popular tourist destination in the south,Hot air balloon carry 21 people at that time,Flying height about 300 meters,A fire in the air/bang,Crashed west of the city of luxor a cane fields.

　　记者从当地救护人员和埃及紧急救护中心负责人穆罕默德·苏丹处获悉，热气球上有18人于事发时当场死亡，包括9名中国香港人、4名日本人、两名英国人、两名法国人和一名埃及人。在三名伤者中，一名英国游客和埃及驾驶员因头部受伤和烧伤，目前已被运往首都开罗接受救治，另一名英国游客在被送往卢克索当地医院后因伤势过重不治身亡。据悉，遇难者遗体于当天晚些时候运抵开罗。

Reporter from the local paramedics and emergency rescue center Egypt was muhammad, head of the Sudan,Hot air balloons on 18 people died on the spot when the incident,People, including nine Chinese Hong Kong/Four Japanese people/Two British men/Two French and an Egyptian.In three of the injured,A British tourists and Egyptian driver because of head injury and burns,Has been shipped to Cairo,Another British tourists in sent to luxor died of his wounds after a local hospital.It is understood,Bodies later in the day arrived in Cairo.

　　当地经营热气球飞行的多家企业代表艾哈迈德·阿布德证实，热气球驾驶员和一名游客在坠地前跳出吊篮，幸免于难。

Local management companies on behalf of ahmed abd hot air balloon flight confirmed,Balloon pilot and a visitor before hitting the ground out of the basket,Survived the crash.

6港人未参加项目幸免于难 6 people not to participate in the project to survive

　　另据《澳大利亚人报》网站报道，香港胜景游旅行社表示，他们旅行团里面的9位旅客死亡，其中包括4名男子、5名女子，年龄大约为33岁至62岁，分别来自三个家庭，他们与其他6名香港游客共同参与了此次为期10天的埃及之旅。周二晚些时候，死者的亲属将在3名旅行社工作人员的陪同下，从卡塔尔转机飞往开罗。

According to[Australian]The web site,Hong Kong city tour operators said,They tour the inside of the 9 passengers died,Including four men/Five women,Age is about 33 to 62,Respectively from three families,They jointly with the other 6 Hong Kong tourists were involved in the 10-day trip to Egypt.Late on Tuesday,The relatives of the dead will be accompanied by 3 travel agency staff,From Qatar flew to Cairo.

　　经确认，已有9名中国香港游客在事故中遇难。另外，旅行团中有6名香港游客因为没有参加该自费项目而幸免于难。

The confirmed,There have been nine Chinese Hong Kong tourists were killed in the accident.In addition,Tour groups with 6 Hong Kong tourists because did not attend the chargeable and survived.

探因 Agent for

　　热气球起飞前被查出“状态差” Hot air balloons were found before departure time"Condition is poor"

　　卢克索一旅游公司负责人在事发地通过电话告诉新华社记者，热气球升空后，由于球体内压力过大，升空高度过高，引擎火焰碰触到球壁，导致球体起火爆炸。

Luxor, a travel company, head of the at the scene told xinhua by telephone,After the balloon,As the ball pressure in the body,Liftoff height is too high,Engine flame touched QiuBi,Led to the sphere of fire explosion.

　　另据英国《镜报》网站报道，有报告称，事故发生的原因是，着陆时，工人试图拉扯气球的绳子，结果导致气罐的软管被扯断，之后气罐爆炸，气球迅速升至400米处并起火。

According to the UK[The mirror]The web site,There have been reports,Is the cause of accident,landing,The workers tried to pull the balloon rope,Resulting in a tank of the hose is broke,After the gas explosion,The balloon rapidly rising to 400 meters and burst into flames.

　　一名安全人员告诉记者，安全人员在热气球起飞前的例行检查中发现该热气球“状态比较差”。他认为该热气球“从一开始就不该起飞”。

A security officer told reporters,Security personnel in a hot air balloon found in routine check of the hot air balloon before departure time"Status is poorer".He thought the hot air balloon"You shouldn't take off from the start".

　　有曾经在埃及坐过热气球的港人旅客表示，这种升空观光热气球，一般坐24至25人，内有一名操作员，热气球内每格可站立4至5人，升空前会喷出氢气，操作员会不停为热气球打气，足够时才会放绳升空。整个过程约45分钟至1小时，降落时地面有操作人员接应。

Ever sit in Egypt balloon passengers said Hong Kong people,This launch tourist hot air balloon,Usually take 24 to 25 people,There is an operator,Each case can stand inside the balloon 4 to 5 people,Before liftoff spurts out of hydrogen,The operator will keep as the hot air balloon,When put enough rope.The whole process about 45 minutes to 1 hour,Landing on the ground have mistake operation personnel.

　　目前，相关部门正在对事发原因展开调查。

At present,Relevant departments are to investigate the cause.

　反应 reaction

　　我使馆成立事故处理工作组 I founded the embassy team

　　事故发生后，中国驻埃及大使馆立即成立以宋爱国大使领导的事故处理工作组。

After the accident,China's ambassador to Egypt embassy immediately formed in song dynasty patriotic leadership team.

　　工作组人员当天赶赴卢克索处理9名中国香港游客遇难善后事宜。香港特别行政区行政长官梁振英对香港游客在埃及参加热气球活动时遭遇不幸表示十分难过。香港特区政府入境处也表示将安排人员尽快前往事发地协助处理相关事宜。

Working group staff the same day to luxor to deal with nine Chinese Hong Kong tourists were killed the aftermath.The Hong Kong special administrative region chief executive Mr Leung in Hong Kong tourists in Egypt in a hot air balloon activities meet unhappy said very sorry.The Hong Kong SAR government immigration also said will arrange personnel to handle relevant matters in the assistance as soon as possible.

　　中国驻埃及大使馆新闻发言人陆竞春表示，使领馆会提供必要协助，帮助安排死者家属处理善后等，并表示暂未接到大陆游客遇难或求助的消息。

, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Egypt JingChun lu said,Embassies and consulates will provide necessary assistance,Help make arrangements for the families of the dead for follow-up, etc,And said he had not heard from mainland tourists were killed or ask for help.

埃下令热气球公司停止运营 He ordered the hot air balloon companies to stop operating

　　据埃及中东通讯社报道，卢克索省省长萨德已经下令，所有的热气球公司停止运营，任何热气球都不得从卢克索起飞。但并没有说明禁令将持续多长时间。

According to the Egyptian Middle East news agency reported,Luxor provincial governor thad has ordered,All the companies to stop operating the balloon,Any hot air balloons are not allowed off from luxor.But did not explain the ban will last long.

背景 background

　　卢克索在首都开罗以南大约510公里，有众多古代埃及遗迹，每年吸引大量外国游客，乘坐热气球颇受欢迎，只是先前多次发生类似坠毁事件。2009年，一个热气球撞上手机信号塔，致使16名游客受伤；7名游客2008年在类似事件中受伤。

Luxor in the capital about 510 kilometers south of Cairo,There are numerous ancient relics of Egypt,Attract a large number of foreign tourists every year,To fly a hot-air balloon is quite popular,Just had a similar crash many times.In 2009,,A hot air balloon crashed into cell phone towers,The 16 tourists were injured;Seven passengers were injured in the similar events in 2008.

　　虽然热气球是卢克索的热门旅游项目，但其安全性一直受到质疑。

Although balloon is a popular tourism projects luxor,But its safety has been questioned.