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At least six children drowned and 24 others were injured during a school trip to Abu Talat beach in Egypt on Aug. 23

The students who were transported to two nearby hospitals were being treated for drowning-related asphyxia

Officials ordered the beach to close and issued warnings to indicate that the area has hazardous swimming conditions

At least six children have drowned and two dozen others were injured during a school trip to a beach in Egypt.

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) confirmed that the incident happened while the children had been on a school trip organized by an aviation hospitality academy to Abu Talat beach in Alexandria, Egypt, on Saturday, Aug. 23, according to Roya News , Ahram Online and News of Bahrain .

The ministry told the ou

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