Power Blackout in Northern Greece

Athens, IRNA -- A sudden and unexplained power blackout struck nearly all of northern Greece on Tuesday afternoon, including the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki. According to the Public Power Corporation's (DEH) northern Greece headquarters, power was gradually returning to the region after 3:00 p.m. local time.

The electricity supply had yet to be restored to Thessaloniki and the surrounding regions. Beginning at around 2:10 p.m.local tine and for as yet unknown reasons, the power failure caused traffic chaos in Greece's northern towns and cities, while hundreds of people were trapped inside lifts and switchboards at several state services ceased operating, Greek news agency ANA reported.