Tinos without power

A team of technicians from the Electricity Distribution Network Operator was flown in to the island of Andros in a civil protection agency helicopter, as efforts continued to restore power to the island of Tinos.

A grid malfunction had left the island without power for a second day, as poor weather conditions in Greece hampered access to the site of the problem. Tinos receives its power from Andros via an underwater cable.

A special caterpillar track vehicle able to move over snow that was sent to Andros on Wednesday was unable to approach to points needing repair as it overturned on the way.

Power restoration to the island began late on Thursday, after technicians located and successfully repaired the source of the malfunction. Electricity to the island is expected to be fully restored in the next few hours.

Small-scale power cuts were also reported in Attica and villages in the south of the island of Evoia, which are gradually being repaired as access to the network is restored.

The Greek Navy gunship 'Samos' set sail for Tinos harbor in order to provide housing for residents of the island in need of assistance, due to the extended power outage. The ship is expected to arrive before midnight.

A Greek army NH-90 helicopter was on standby to carry Public Power Corporation technicians to the island as soon as the weather improved so that they can check the electricity grid.