Mandra

As autumn showers loom, the Infrastructure Ministry and Attica Regional Authority are scrambling to complete several projects that they hope will prevent the kind of flash floods that killed more than 20 people last November in Mandra, west of Athens.

The general inspector for public administration, Maria Papaspyrou, has called for local authority officials to face disciplinary action following last week's serious flooding at Mandra in western Attica, where flash floods last November resulted in the deaths of 20 people.

An aerial view of Mandra in western Attica on Wednesday showed local streets submerged in floodwaters following several hours of heavy rainfall. Ioanna Kriekouki, the mayor of Mandra, where 20 people died in flash floods last November, said on Wednesday that there has been no progress in flood-prevention work pledged by the government.

The mayor of Mandra, the town in western Attica where 20 people died in flash floods last November, said on Wednesday that there has been no progress in flood-prevention work pledged by the government.

The Attica Regional Authority has announced works to the tune of 6.7 million euros to repair damage wrought by the catastrophic floods in Mandra, western Attica, on November 15 last year.

Regional Governor Rena Dourou and the Mayor of Mandra-Eidyllia Ioanna Kriekouki approved 4.35 million euros to repair damage to existing roads and pavements in Mandra.

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged on Wednesday to ensure that major flood protection works are completed.

He made the promise during a visit to Mandra in western Athens, where 23 people died in flash floods earlier this month.

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 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 barefoot Costas Maroulis 62 stands in front of piled up vehicles in the town of Mandra western Athens, following deadly flash floods that hit the area hours before. A shoulder-high wall of floodwater smashed into Maroulis's home where his fought to save his elderly mother-in-law, keeping her head above his own until flooding finally subsided.