One Pakistani among four suffocated to death in Greece, confirms FO

Identification of remaining three is in process, says official statement

Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui has confirmed the death of one Pakistani national among four due to gas suffocation in a factory in Greece on December 19.

"According to available information on the media reports, four persons had died on December 19, 2019 due to gas suffocation in a factory in Kalivia, a place 50 kilometres from Athens," she said in a statement.

Local authorities have identified one of the deceased as a Pakistani national whereas identification of the remaining three was in process, said the FO spokesperson.

She further added that the Pakistan Embassy in Athens is in close contact with local authorities and will provide necessary assistance and facilitation to bereaved families.

Contact details of relevant Embassy focal person are as follows:

Abdul Waheed

00306940070793

Embassy of Pakistan,
Athens, Greece.

Greece is one of the main gateways for migrants trying to enter northern European countries and the first EU state many will encounter. The vast majority of the migrants use smugglers whom they paid off to board overloaded rubber dinghies on the west coast of Turkey.