International Festival of Lorraine Mondyal

 The new world record was set in Chambly-Byussiri in eastern France, when 343 balloons rose into the sky during the festival international Lorraine Mondyal. Balloons launched from the former air base of NATO, beating the previous record of 329 balloons, set at the same festival in 2009.

Police and firefighters evacuated the passengers of the balloon that landed in the woods near Vavillya, eastern France, during the International Festival of Lorraine Mondyal.

Bertrand Picard, the first man to circumnavigate the globe in a balloon, also took part in the festival.