Four British people have died within four months after being struck down with stomach bugs while on holiday in Cape Verde, lawyers representing their families have said.
Mark Ashley, 55, of Bedfordshire; Elena Walsh, 64, from Birmingham; 64-year-old Karen Pooley, from Gloucestershire, and a 56-year-old man all died last year after contracting severe gastric illnesses while on the islands off the coast of west Africa.
They are four of six Britons who have died after holidays there since January 2023, and law firm Irwin Mitchell said the six families were making personal injury claims against holiday firm Tui.
Ashley's wife Emma, 55, said her family were in "complete shock" over his death.
The law firm said investigations into the deaths were "ongoing", and it was also representing more than 1,500 people who had fallen ill after visits to the country.
