Hydra mayor: Power and water supply to be restored Monday

Hydra's mayor said he expects the island's water and electricity supply to be restored on Monday afternoon, two days after a power outage brought chaos to the island.

"The water and electricity supply on Hydra island will be fully restored in the afternoon thanks to two temporary solutions," Giorgos Koukoudakis told state-run news agency AMNA.

"The water supply is slowly being restored with the help of a tanker provided by the Greek navy. We would like to thank the Defense Ministry for its contribution. Meanwhile, two large generators are expected to provide power to the island," he said.

Local hoteliers reported that disappointed tourists had left the island as a result of the outages.

"Visitors have left the island en masse, not only demanding their money back but also claiming damages because they lost vacation," Maria Kladaki, president of the local...