Greece is mourning the death of Savvas Papadopoulos, 21, and Nikos Papachroni, 22, found dead in their rented student house in Larissa on Thursday evening. Three other young men also succumbed to the fumes. Alexander Pappas and George Pormpeskou remain in a coma in intensive care, while
Newsit reports the fifth student is showing signs of improvement.
The students had used a makeshift charcoal barbecue to cook dinner, then brought it indoors to provide warmth,
Ekathimerini reported. Their landlady said they had told her they could not afford heating oil.
Political parties SYRIZA, KKE, Golden Dawn and Independent Greeks, each criticised the government policy of austerity which deprives citizens of essential needs such as heating. There were calls to rescind the special taxes on central heating oil which has resulted in increased deaths, as more dangerous alternatives of heating are used.
