Thomas Cook evacuating customers as UK couple dies in Egypt hotel
London/Cairo — Britain’s Thomas Cook said it was evacuating all 301 of its customers from a hotel in Egypt’s popular Red Sea resort of Hurghada as a precautionary measure after two of its holiday makers died in circumstances it says are still unclear. On Friday, local officials said that both deaths were from heart failure. John Cooper, 69, and his wife Susan Cooper, a 63-year old who worked for the holiday company in Britain, were staying at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel and died within hours of each other on Tuesday. Thomas Cook said it had received further reports of illness among guests at the hotel, without elaborating. "Safety is always our first priority, so as a precautionary measure we have taken a decision to remove all our customers from this hotel." The hotel said there had not been a rise in cases of illness. The incident comes as Egypt is trying to revive tourism, a crucial source of income, while the economy is still struggling from the years of turmoil that foll...
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