Thomas Cook Evacuates 300 From Egyptian Hotel After Couple’s Deaths

Thomas Cook Evacuates 300 From Egyptian Hotel After Couple’s Deaths
This picture shows the Steigenberger hotel in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Hurghada on Aug. 24, 2018. Mohamed EL-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images
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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 holidaymakers died in circumstances it said were still unclear.

Local officials said on Aug. 24 both deaths were from heart failure.