A three-member misdemeanor appeals court in Athens announced on Tuesday the conviction of three of the eight defendants charged in connection with the 2017 flash floods in Mandra in western Attica, that claimed the lives of 25 people. The judges acquitted all eight defendants of negligent homicide by omission and …
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Mandra flash floods: Hefty prison sentences for death of 25 people, suspended pending appeal
A court in Athens on Thursday handed down hefty prison sentences to eight individuals found guilty of contributing to the deaths of 25 people in the flash floods that inundated the town of Mandra in Attica in November 2017. All sentences have been suspended pending appeal. The court imposed prison …
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Court acquits 13 defendants for deadly flash-floods in Mandra
After judicial procedures that lasted one and a half year, a court in Athens acquitted 13 out of 21 defendants for the deadly flash floods in Mandra, west Attica, in November 2017, where 24 people lost their lives. The three-member criminal court acquitted former regional governor Rena Dourou (SYRIZA) and …
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Nightmare on Crete: Torrential rains cause disastrous flash-floods (videos)
A nightmare on the island of Crete hit by torrential rainfall: people trapped in their flooded homes, roads turned into rivers. Fire fighters rescue people, even “frogmen” of EMAK Rescue Team participate in Search and Rescue operations in swollen rivers. Tons of rushing waters piled up parked vehicles, or swept …
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Flash floods in Evia: Fatalities rise to 8, nobody claims responsibility
The body of an elderly man was found at the beach of Kalamos in east Attica on Monday morning. Identification procedures confirmed that the body belong to the 72-year-old man missing from Bourtzi/Lefkandi, on the opposite side of the Evia Gulf since Sunday morning. The man is the last fatality …
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Prosecutor files charges against officials for deadly Mandra flash floods of 2017
The Athens Prosecutor’s Office filed four charges of misdemeanor against nine individuals – including Attica Governor Rena Dourou and mayors of regional towns – for the deadly flash flood in Mandra, western Attica, sixteen months ago in November 2017, which claimed the lives of 25 people. According to the prosecutor’s …
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Inspectors’ report blames municipality, forestry officials for deadly flash-floods in Mandra
Forestry officials, elected municipal officers and engineers from the private sector share the responsibility for the deadly flash floods that hit western Attica in November 2017, an official report published on Monday said. Twenty-four people died in the floods, that swept through Mandra and devastated the town after torrential rain. …
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“Human irresponsibility and bureaucracy” reason 24 people died in Mandra flash floods, say inspectors
Extreme weather caused the flash floods in Mandra, but “human irresponsibility and bureaucracy” are the causes for the tragedy that took the lives of 24 people in Mandra, West Attica, one and a half month ago. These are the findings of a research conducted by inspectors at the General Inspector …
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Humanitarian aid sent to flash floods victims lands abandoned in the forest
Trousers, blouses, shirts, jackets, pullovers, brand new children shoes …. the humanitarian aid ordinary citizens sent to people hit by the flash floods is simple left in the woods near Mandra. The pictures showing the abandoned clothes in the forest of Kiafa were shot by social media users and uploaded …
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Floods death toll rises to 23, after one more body found and an elderly dies in hospital
One more body was found in floods-stricken area of Mandra in West Attica on Monday morning. Short time later, it was announced that a flood victim who was hospitalized since November 15th, died in the intensive care of the Thriasio hospital. The 82-year-old woman was transferred to hospital on the …
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Metropolit Amvrosios sees in flash floods “God’s wrath for the atheist Prime Minister and cabinet ministers”
The Metropolit of Kavryta is not only an specialist on spiritual issues and Greek Orthodoxy. He is obviously an expert in natural disasters like the flash floods that hit West Attica on November 15th. And he know why they happened: Because Greece is run by an atheist Prime Minister and …
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One more body recovered under the debris, death toll increases to 21
The body of a man was recovered from the mud and debris at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. He was found near the stream close to the depot of the Mandra Municipality. In a machine-shop nearby two more bodies were recovered in the last days. With the tragic discovery on …
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Help for flash floods victims: Mandra Municipality appeals for food & other items, donations, volunteers
The Municipality of Mandra in West Attica has issued a call for help for the flood victims. Food, drinking water, medicine, clothing and footwear but also sleeping bags and blankets are needed for the thousands of families affected by the floods, exposed in cold and decreasing temperatures in houses and …
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Three more bodies recovered, death toll in flash floods increased to 19
Three more bodies have been recovered in the floods of West Attica on Saturday morning increasing the number of dead into 19. Crews keep searching for missing persons. The body of one man buried under tons of mud was found near the depot of the Municipality of Mandra at the …
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“Mama, we’re drowning!” Six missing in deadly flash floods while new rainstorm strikes West Attica
Six people are still missing in the flash floods that covered towns of West Attica with tons of mud on Wednesday and cost the life to 15 people.Twenty three people have been injured, majority of them were almost drowned. Others were hit by rubble and other items during the disaster. …
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