Hot air balloon carrying tourists strikes power cables in Laos
Published date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:57:02 +0700Terrified tourists clung on for their lives when the hot air balloon they were flying in crashed into electricity lines.
The holidaymakers had booked the idyllic sunset journey above the town of Vang Vieng north of the capital Vientiane in Laos on Tuesday evening.
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Vang Vieng, Laos |
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26/03/2026 |
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