Greece in mourning, several still missing in deadly flood
A man helps evacuate a woman from a flooded street in Mandra, northwest of Athens, yesterday. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras declared a state of mourning after a freak overnight downpour with the force of a "waterfall" flooded three towns near Athens, killing at least 15 people. Photo: AFP
Greece was in mourning Thursday as rescue crews tried to locate several people missing in a flood that killed 15 people near the capital, as rain continued to fall.
Authorities said at least five people were still missing in Mandra, one of three towns some 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of Athens hit by a freak flood early on Wednesday.
"It was like a tsunami," Evangelos Kolovetzos, a local shopowner, told AFP.
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