The Foreign Office (FO) on Sunday said that one Pakistani was among the dead and 47 were among those rescued after a migrant boat crashed in the southern part of the Greek island of Crete.
As many as five migrants died and many feared missing after the tragic incident of capsized boats off a Greek island yesterday.
“At this stage, we are unable to confirm the number of deceased or missing Pakistani nationals,” the FO stated.
The Pakistani Embassy in Athens is in contact with the Coast Guard of Chania and the Hellenic Coast Guard, which are carrying out the search and rescue operations.
As per the statement, the Embassy officials have reached Crete to meet with the rescued Pakistanis and provide them with any assistance.
The FO stated that a Crisis Management Unit has been formed to help Pakistanis who suffered in the incidents.
The overseas office staff can be contacted using the following details to gain further information.
Pakistani nationals living in Greece and their families are urged to get in touch with the CMU by phone or email at the following number: Telephone number: 051-9207887, Email address: [email protected]
Families of the missing Pakistanis can offer information by calling the Pakistani Embassy at: +30-6943850188
Greece is a favoured gateway to the European Union for migrants and refugees from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Incidents with migrant boats and shipwrecks off Crete and its tiny neighbour Gavdos in the central Mediterranean have increased over the past year.
Last year, hundreds of migrants drowned when an overcrowded vessel capsized and sank in international waters off the Greek coastal town of Pylos. It was one of the deadliest boat disasters ever in the Mediterranean Sea.
