Published : 05-12-2017
Activists on the Greek islands warned the refugees living in tents, of the dangers of leave the fireplaces in their tents on and sleep during the night. The activists added that a number of deaths have been recorded among the refugees, caused by materials emitted from heating stoves, according to the medical tests.
The activists also said that last winter, in the beginning of 2017, there were sudden deaths at Moria camp, located on the Island of Lesbos. A young man who had not been complaining of any disease or illness, was found dead by his friends in the morning.
Kathimerini website conducted a thorough investigation and met with the family of the dead man, in an attempt to gather all the information needed to discover the reason for his death. They found that the winter temperatures decreased and the snowfall in the first month of the year, and that the camps the residents live in do not have any means of heating systems or electrical power, makes the refugees putting wood in cans of mineral oil “Tanak,” burning wood or other materials in these metal cans, to keep them warm while sleeping inside the tents at night.
The result of this process is carbon monoxide, a suffocating gas that kills the victim without feeling. The website added that every human body is different from another in its response to carbon monoxide, which is why one person died and the other survived in the same tent.
On the basis of these investigations, the activists gave their warnings, especially with low temperatures coming in the next few days, and stressed on the importance of paying attention when igniting anything at night, noting that it is necessary to turn any fires off at night.
It is noteworthy that the number of stranded Palestinian-Syrians in Greece, until the end of 2016 is estimated at 400 refugees, most of which are on the islands of Lesbos, Mytilini, Chios, Leros and Kos, including children, women and elderly people. They are distributed across the refugee camps, some of them living in tents and others in large halls or caravans.
Activists on the Greek islands warned the refugees living in tents, of the dangers of leave the fireplaces in their tents on and sleep during the night. The activists added that a number of deaths have been recorded among the refugees, caused by materials emitted from heating stoves, according to the medical tests.
The activists also said that last winter, in the beginning of 2017, there were sudden deaths at Moria camp, located on the Island of Lesbos. A young man who had not been complaining of any disease or illness, was found dead by his friends in the morning.
Kathimerini website conducted a thorough investigation and met with the family of the dead man, in an attempt to gather all the information needed to discover the reason for his death. They found that the winter temperatures decreased and the snowfall in the first month of the year, and that the camps the residents live in do not have any means of heating systems or electrical power, makes the refugees putting wood in cans of mineral oil “Tanak,” burning wood or other materials in these metal cans, to keep them warm while sleeping inside the tents at night.
The result of this process is carbon monoxide, a suffocating gas that kills the victim without feeling. The website added that every human body is different from another in its response to carbon monoxide, which is why one person died and the other survived in the same tent.
On the basis of these investigations, the activists gave their warnings, especially with low temperatures coming in the next few days, and stressed on the importance of paying attention when igniting anything at night, noting that it is necessary to turn any fires off at night.
It is noteworthy that the number of stranded Palestinian-Syrians in Greece, until the end of 2016 is estimated at 400 refugees, most of which are on the islands of Lesbos, Mytilini, Chios, Leros and Kos, including children, women and elderly people. They are distributed across the refugee camps, some of them living in tents and others in large halls or caravans.
