{"id":54944,"date":"2018-09-05T14:01:38","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T11:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.prestigtours.com\/novosti\/versiia-britancy-v-hyrgade-ymerli-iz-za-iadovityh-veshestv.html"},"modified":"2018-09-05T14:01:38","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T11:01:38","slug":"versiia-britancy-v-hyrgade-ymerli-iz-za-iadovityh-veshestv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.prestigtours.com\/en\/novosti\/versiia-britancy-v-hyrgade-ymerli-iz-za-iadovityh-veshestv","title":{"rendered":"Version: Did the British die in Hurghada due to toxic substances?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nWe continue to report new details about the cause of death of a British couple at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel in Egypt. Today, it was revealed that Susan and John Cooper's room was located in close proximity to the room where the previous day's shooting took place. fumigation was carried out (<\/strong>TRN<\/strong>: destruction of pests and pathogens by poisoning them with toxic vapors or gases), reports <\/strong>T<\/strong>ravelweekl<\/strong>y<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nAccording to the publication, toxic substances were sprayed in a room at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic hotel the day before the British tourists died.<\/p>\n

\nIn turn, Kelly Ormerod, the daughter of the victims, who was on holiday with her parents, said that in their room "there was a strange smell."<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nThe British room was connected to the room where the fumigation was carried out by a single door.<\/strong>It was sealed with tape, but a source close to the investigation told the publication that the chemicals could enter the tourists' room through the suspended ceiling.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\u201cSome tourist areas use quite heavy chemicals that are permitted in Egypt, but are banned in Europe<\/strong>", \u2014 the source said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nHowever, Majid al-Adawi, director of the Hurghada City Hospital<\/strong>, where the autopsy of the deceased was performed, doubts<\/strong> The Times reports that fumigation could have caused the death of a married couple.<\/p>\n

\n"The substances used for fumigation do not affect people,"<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cHe said, adding that symptoms of such poisoning include diarrhea, vomiting, and breathing problems.<\/p>\n

\n"As far as I know, they didn't have any such symptoms, \u00a0\u2014 the expert emphasized. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\nMeanwhile, a media source suggested that methyl bromide was used as a fumigant,<\/strong> which in some cases can cause liver and kidney damage, heart problems and coma." The substance is banned in the UK.<\/p>\n

\nIt also became known that the day before the death of the British Hotel guests were asked not to use tap water. <\/strong>Between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM, the hotel was cleaning the water pipes. The hotel clarified that this was a "regular preventative measure."<\/p>\n

\nAs a reminder, 69-year-old Mr. John Cooper died in a hotel room on August 21. His wife, 63-year-old Susan Cooper, died six hours later in the hospital. Initially, doctors recorded cardiac and respiratory failure as the cause of death for both tourists.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nEgypt's tourism ministry later said an investigation into the deaths of the British tourists was expected to be completed this week, after which their bodies would be repatriated to the UK.<\/p>\n

\nFollowing the incident, tour operator Thomas Cook offered 300 of its clients, <\/strong>Guests staying at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel can move to other hotels or end their vacation.<\/p>\n

Source: trn-news.ru<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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