Mandra

A string of serious oversights resulted in the extensive loss of life and property damage in Mandra during last month's floods in the western Attica seaside town, the General Inspector for Public Administration has found.

Conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has urged the government to follow through on its compensation pledge for the flood-stricken residents of western Athens, while vowing to expedite flood prevention projects if he becomes prime minister.

Authorities on Monday revised the death toll from the western Attica flash floods earlier this month to 23 after the reported death of an elderly woman who was being treated in a hospital for hypothermia and extensive leg injuries.

The death toll from the flash floods that struck Mandra earlier this month rose to 22 on Monday after firefighters helping clear mud and debris in the western Attica town discovered a body near a depot.

The body has been sent to Thriasio Hospital for identification.

Anti-establishment group Rouvikonas on Monday confirmed it had carried out an attack on the headquarters of the Attica Regional Authority in protest at the flash floods earlier this month in Mandra, western Attica, which claimed 21 lives.

The impact of the flash floods that struck Mandra on the western outskirts of Athens last week, killing 21 people, has been devastating.

The disaster, nevertheless, once again brought to the fore that dynamic section of Greek society that always rushes to provide emergency assistance during times of crisis and helps with the more long-term healing process whenever it can.

Water consumption in the western Attica town of Mandra has shot up tenfold since last week's deadly floods as residents continue to deal with thousands of tons of mud that have inundated their homes and stores.

The Interior Ministry on Friday approved the disbursement of 250,000 euros in emergency funding to repair water pipes in western Attica that were damaged in last week's deadly floods.

A muddy Greek flag is seen on the wall as a man carries a bucket with mud as he clears his flood-damaged home in the town of Mandra in western Athens, on Tuesday. Greece's fire department says search crews have recovered the body of a person missing since deadly floods struck near Athens last week, bringing the death toll to 21. [Petros Giannakouris/AP]

Rescue workers on Tuesday recovered yet another body in the area of Mandra, bringing the death toll from last week's disastrous flash floods in western Attica to 21.

The body was found close to the Mandra municipality depot and transferred to the Thriassio hospital where relatives were expected to identify him.