Dozens injured in hot-air balloon accidents in Turkey

Dozens of people, mostly foreign tourists, have been injured when three hot-air balloons made hard landings in strong winds in central Turkey, according to the country’s state-run news agency.

Dozens of people, mostly foreign tourists, have been injured when three hot-air balloons made hard landings in strong winds in central Turkey, according to the country’s state-run news agency.

The balloons were carrying mostly European and Chinese tourists for rides over Turkey’s Cappadocia region when the winds suddenly picked up and forced some of them to make emergency landings, the Dogan news agency said.