Three hot air balloons were forced to crash land due to strong winds.
Operators had to carefully navigate their way past tall buildings and power lines to carry out the emergency landings.
A video shows one balloon flying precariously close to multiple cables while its pilot applies the burner to gain more height.
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The clip ends with the balloon descending towards a wooded area at the far end of a main road.
The balloons were carrying 16 passengers on a tour above the archaeological site of Teotihuacan near the Mexican capital Mexico City yesterday (21 October).
But heavy rainfall and strong winds caused the aeronauts to crash land in nearby built-up neighborhoods.
They landed on football pitches and parks in the areas of Tepexpan, Granjas Familiares, and Santa Catarina.
As a result of the forced landings, three tourists reportedly suffered minor injuries.
The balloons belonged to the companies Sky Balloons, Nuevo Cielo, and Magic Balloons.
The three aeronauts were arrested upon landing and later sent before a judge.
They have been named as Domingo Ramos Olguín, Juan Carlos Zárate Cervantes and Jorge Luis Pérez Sánchez.
It’s currently unclear what charges the pilots may face.
Meanwhile, local residents have called on the authorities to review the flight paths that hot air balloons are allowed to take over city areas.
They also argued that the current weather conditions mean all flights should be suspended for the foreseeable future.
In January 2023, two people were killed when a hot air balloon caught fire in mid-air in Teotihuacan, as reported by Need To Know.
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