Mandra

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.

Greek taxi driver Costas Maroulis was at home when deadly floods struck his town, leaving him no chance of escape.

"The water came down in two directions and the intersection was at my house," the 62-year-old said, describing his ordeal a week after the disaster. "The water took everything."

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]

The Greek police force (ELAS) has dispatched hundreds of officers and increased patrols in parts of western Attica that suffered widespread damage in flash floods last week amid reports of looting.

As emergency services recovered the bodies of another three victims of last week's flash floods in western Attica over the weekend, environmental experts have warned of the perils of unchecked construction and inadequate infrastructure.

The Municipality of Piraeus has launched a donation drive to collect food and clothing for hundreds of people in western Attica who saw their homes and possessions destroyed by deadly flash floods on Wednesday.

Greek lawmakers on Friday started a special session of Parliament by observing one minute of silence for the victims of Wednesday's flash floods in western Attica, which claimed 16 lives.

A dog covered in mud carries a toy in its mouth at the entrance of a house in the town of Mandra, in western Athens, on Thursday. Rescue crews scoured floodwaters for residents missing after flash floods cut a swathe of destruction near the Greek capital, killing at least 16 people and tossing cars into buildings like toys. [EPA] 

One more dead body was recovered at Mandra after the heavy rains caused floods for the second day in a row.

The people killed has reached the number of 16, while four more people a missing with the authorities fearing the worst.

 Motorists in western Greece are advised to exercise extreme caution, as a weather system that claimed at least 15 lives in Attica on Wednesday struck towns like Ioannina, Metsovo and Zitsa, Ekathimerini reported.