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Hot-Air Balloon Record Blown Away Over France

Hundreds of colorful hot-air balloons fill eastern France's sky during the Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons festival.
Image: Lorraine Mondial Air Balloon festival 2015
Hot air balloons fly during the international Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons festival, in Chambley-Bussieres, eastern France, 26 July 2015. The festival runs from 24 July to 02 August. More than 300,000 visitors are expected to attend one of the biggest international hot air balloon festivals.MATHIEU CUGNOT / EPA