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4 Foreigners Killed in Guangxi - updated
Four Dutch tourists, two couples aged around 50, are reported to have died at around 8:30 this morning (14th October). According to reports, they were killed when a hot-air balloon exploded and crashed 30km (20 miles) south of Yangshuo in Guangxi. .
Five passengers, all from a tour group from the Netherlands, and two Chinese pilots were aboard when the accident took place in Maling Township of Lipu County. Lipu is on the road between Liuzhou and Yangshuo. The surviving passenger and the crew are being treated in a local hospital.
The Lipu county government sent 400 people to search for the victims after receiving a report that the balloon had crashed. The balloon was operated by the fully licensed Dongguan Meixiang Aviation Club from Guangdong province.
The tour group has cut short their trip and returned to the Netherlands.
The identities of the dead are not yet available.