GALVESTON, Texas -- Authorities in Guatemala say a child severely burned in this month's volcano eruption and transferred to a Texas hospital has died.
Guatemala's Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare announced the girl's death Tuesday night in an online statement. Her name and age weren't released.
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Officials with Shriners Hospital for Children-Galveston did not immediately provide details Thursday. Spokeswoman Jennifer Anderson said a statement would be released later.
Shriners hospital officials earlier this week said seven children from Guatemala who were burned in the June 3 Volcano of Fire eruption were being treated at the complex in Galveston.
Conditions of the surviving six children weren't immediately released Thursday.
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The Guatemalan government was coordinating the return of the girl's body to her homeland.