Tragedy Strikes: Two French Schoolgirls Die from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Morocco

It was with a voice full of emotion that Mayor Xavier Normand reported to the Municipal Council of Castanet-Tolosan the death in Morocco of the two young schoolgirls from the city.

"A moment of gravity to start this municipal council. We learned this morning of the death of two girls from the Fontanelles nursery school," the mayor declared on Tuesday at the beginning of the Council session, specifying that the two children died from carbon monoxide poisoning during a trip to Morocco.

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"This tragedy that affects our commune affects us all," added the mayor. The Municipal Council observed a minute of silence in memory of the two girls, before opening its work.

The minute of silence from the 13th minute