A Melbourne couple are among the survivors of a hot air balloon crash in Egypt that killed a South African tourist and injured 12 others. And probably will never set foot in another hot air balloon ever again. In a statement, TopDeck said: "We are deeply saddened by the devastating news of the hot air balloon crash near Luxor in Egypt today (Friday 5th January 2018). We can confirm that twelve of our passengers were on board the hot air balloon. The public prosecutor in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor ordered the detention of four men pending an investigation into the hot air balloon crash, state news agency MENA said on Saturday.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 07, 2018 03:37 UTC