Nel camion si erano nascosti in tre, per passare la notte e ripararsi dai morsi del gelo. Tutti giovanissimi, tra i 15 e i 20 anni. Partiti dall'Afghanistan e arrivati a Patrasso, in Grecia, per imbarcarsi di nascosto sui traghetti diretti in Italia e da lì continuare il viaggio verso i paesi dell'Europa centrale e settentrionale. Qualcuno ha avuto la pessima idea di accendere un fuoco per riscaldarsi. L'aria non circolava e il cassone del camion si è riempito di fumo. Prima che riuscissero ad aprire il portellone, uno dei tre era morto asfissiato per le inalazioni. Di seguito il dettaglio della notizia sulla stampa greca.
Young migrant dies of suffocation
Kathimerini, 4/1/2012
A young Afghan man, one of a group of three believed to be aged 15-20, died on Tuesday after suffocating in the cab of an abandoned truck in the western port city of Patra.
The three undocumented migrants had sought shelter in the truck, which was parked in a disused factory.
According to police, who questioned the two survivors in hospital, they had lit a small fire in a tin can to stay warm when the cab began to fill up with smoke. One of the three youths died of smoke inhalation before the other two could open the doors or windows.
Young migrant dies of suffocation
Kathimerini, 4/1/2012
A young Afghan man, one of a group of three believed to be aged 15-20, died on Tuesday after suffocating in the cab of an abandoned truck in the western port city of Patra.
The three undocumented migrants had sought shelter in the truck, which was parked in a disused factory.
According to police, who questioned the two survivors in hospital, they had lit a small fire in a tin can to stay warm when the cab began to fill up with smoke. One of the three youths died of smoke inhalation before the other two could open the doors or windows.