The husband of a British woman who disappeared on a beach in Greece has said police have found her body over a month later.

Michele Bourda, 59, disappeared after having been next to her sleeping husband Chris on Ofrynio beach in Kavala on August 1.

When he awoke, Mr Bourda searched for his wife, whose belongings remained on the sun lounger.

He rang police after being unable to find her, saying he was particularly concerned because she suffered from severe depression and anxiety.

However, he said they were "useless" and did not start a search of the water until later that night.

On Thursday, Mr Bourda told The Daily Mail that police had found her body on a small, privately owned island called Fidonisi, roughly 40km from where she went missing.

The body has yet to be formally identified, with an autopsy to take place on Friday.

Mr Bourda said: "They have found her body. Sadly, I was expecting this. The problem is the harbour police did not start their search until late at night and I don't know what effect that had.

"They said they couldn't find her, they claimed she had disappeared with an unknown man, but this was rubbish.

"I think the harbour police really didn't do anything and next time something like this happens they should think about it. It shouldn't take them three hours to write up a missing person's report before starting the search.

"They said there were no signs she had drowned, that there was no body, that she was following someone else. But I knew this was not the case. She would not have gone off without her money, her glasses or her medication."

Mr Bourda, a pharmacist, added: "She had psychological issues. I told them that from the start and they weren't able to find her.

"It's impossible. Nobody did anything to help. Even the chap who saw her in the sea, he lost sight of her. If you are a foreigner, they do not care about you here."

Mr Bourda also called for mental health services in the UK to be improved, adding: "If she had seen a psychiatrist much earlier and got the relevant medication, then she would have still been alive."

The Bourdas had been married for 36 years and planned to stay at the beach resort for six weeks to enjoy the summer.

Mr Bourda said his wife had been holding his hand the "whole night before". He added: "You would never think anything was wrong or something like this would ever happen."