3 more found dead in deadly Greek flood, raising total to 19
Posted November 18, 2017 6:00 am
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek authorities say three more people have been found dead from a flash flood that hit a district west of Athens, raising the overall death toll to 19.
The fire department says the body of a man was found Saturday on the grounds of a factory near the suburb of Mandra, 25 kilometers (16 miles) northwest of the Greek capital.
The coast guard also announced Saturday that a patrol ship had found the bodies of two men in the sea south of Mandra. A spokeswoman said the men, 59 and 29, had been identified at a hospital by their relatives.
All three bodies belonged to people known to have been missing since the flood hit Wednesday. Three more are still missing.
A elderly woman walks in front of a damaged house in the town of Mandra western Athens, on Friday , Nov. 17, 2017. Hopes were diminishing as darkness fell Friday for six people reported missing in deadly flash floods that struck near Athens, killing 16.The fire department said search and rescue efforts continued to locate the six, all reported missing in the Mandra district which was the area hardest hit.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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A man drops buckets with mud outside his house in Mandra western Athens, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Hopes were diminishing as darkness fell Friday for six people reported missing in deadly flash floods that struck near Athens, killing at least 16. The fire department said search and rescue efforts continued to locate the six, all reported missing in the Mandra district which was the area hardest hit.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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A man cleans mud from a destroyed pharmacy in the town of Mandra western Athens, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Hopes were diminishing as darkness fell Friday for six people reported missing in deadly flash floods that struck near Athens, killing at least 16. The fire department said search and rescue efforts continued to locate the six, all reported missing in the Mandra district which was the area hardest hit.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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A damaged car is parked outside a destroyed house in the town of Mandra western Athens, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Hopes were diminishing as darkness fell Friday for six people reported missing in deadly flash floods that struck near Athens, killing at least 16. The fire department said search and rescue efforts continued to locate the six, all reported missing in the Mandra district which was the area hardest hit.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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People walk in front of a damaged house in the town of Mandra western Athens, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Hopes were diminishing as darkness fell Friday for six people reported missing in deadly flash floods that struck near Athens, killing at least 16. The fire department said search and rescue efforts continued to locate the six, all reported missing in the Mandra district which was the area hardest hit.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Destroyed tombs are seen in the damaged cemetery of the town of Mandra western Athens, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Hopes were diminishing as darkness fell Friday for six people reported missing in deadly flash floods that struck near Athens, killing at least 16. The fire department said search and rescue efforts continued to locate the six, all reported missing in the Mandra district which was the area hardest hit.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Kiriaki Ksanthou cleans mud next to the tombs of her husband and her son in the damaged cemetery of the town of Mandra western Athens, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Hopes were diminishing as darkness fell Friday for six people reported missing in deadly flash floods that struck near Athens, killing at least 16. The fire department said search and rescue efforts continued to locate the six, all reported missing in the Mandra district which was the area hardest hit.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Kiriaki Ksanthou cleans mud next to the tombs of her husband and her son in the damaged cemetery of the town of Mandra western Athens, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Hopes were diminishing as darkness fell Friday for six people reported missing in deadly flash floods that struck near Athens, killing at least 16. The fire department said search and rescue efforts continued to locate the six, all reported missing in the Mandra district which was the area hardest hit.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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A tomb is covered with mud as a man searches the tomb of his grandmother in the damaged cemetery of the town of Mandra western Athens, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Hopes were diminishing as darkness fell Friday for six people reported missing in deadly flash floods that struck near Athens, killing at least 16. The fire department said search and rescue efforts continued to locate the six, all reported missing in the Mandra district which was the area hardest hit.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Tombs are covered with mud in the damaged cemetery of the town of Mandra western Athens, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Hopes were diminishing as darkness fell Friday for six people reported missing in deadly flash floods that struck near Athens, killing at least 16. The fire department said search and rescue efforts continued to locate the six, all reported missing in the Mandra district which was the area hardest hit.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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A dog sits on a flooded beach in Nea Peramos west of Athens on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Greece's fire department says two more people have been reported missing after deadly flash flooding west of Athens that is confirmed to have killed at least 16 people.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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