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News: Eilat hit by two rockets

February 3, 2016 • admin
At least two rockets have hit the southern Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat, in accordance with reports. Police revealed the rockets landed in open areas, without causing damage or injury. The Israeli military have stated that they were fired from Sinai in Egypt. Warning sirens went off earlier than the rockets hitting. Eilat, a well-liked tourist destination at the Red Sea, is a narrow stretch of water bordered by Sinai on one side and Saudi Arabia at the other. It has previously been hit by rockets fired by militants in neighbouring countries. The Egyptian military is investigating the incident. Recommended

Tourists killed in Cappadocia balloon accident

November 5, 2014 • admin
Two tourists were killed after two hot air balloons collided in Turkey. More than 20 everyone is also believed to had been injured within the accident, which happened in Cappadocia, a preferred tourist destination because of its spectacular volcanic rock formations. According to local reports, one ascending balloon was torn open because it hit the basket of another. It then plunged to earth, witnesses said. Cappadocia, in central Anatolia, is famed for its ‘fairy chimney’ volcanic cones, subterranean cities carved out of sentimental stone and early Christian churches. Ballooning has become a well-liked tourist business within the region during the last decade. However, questions may now be asked if the activity has become too popular to be conducted safely.

Eilat hit by two rockets

March 10, 2014 • admin
At least two rockets have hit the southern Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat, in accordance with reports. Police revealed the rockets landed in open areas, without causing damage or injury. The Israeli military have stated that they were fired from Sinai in Egypt. Warning sirens went off previous to the rockets hitting. Eilat, a favored tourist destination at the Red Sea, is a narrow stretch of water bordered by Sinai on one side and Saudi Arabia at the other. It has previously been hit by rockets fired by militants in neighbouring countries. The Egyptian military is investigating the incident. Recommended